Wares
/weərz/noun
Goods or merchandise offered for sale.
Did you know?Wares belongs to the same ancient Germanic family as words like “wear” and “aware,” all ultimately tied to the idea of guarding, handling, or being on watch.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to cover, guard, or watch over”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*waraz
“watchful, aware, on guard”
Old English
OE
waru
“provisions, merchandise, goods for sale”
Middle English
ME
ware
“goods, commodities, merchandise”
Modern English
English
wares
“goods offered for sale”