Scots war

← Old English wǣre (inherited)

← Old English wǣron (mention)

← Old English wǣren (mention)

← Middle English were (inherited)

← Middle English weren (mention)

← Middle English werre (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *wēz- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (derived)

← Scots wer (alter)

← Scots weir (alter)

→ Middle English werre (link)