Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "aware, cautious" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureswær(Anglo-Saxon) war(Frankish) wars(Gothic) war(Old High German) varr(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsWarin, Wazo(Germanic) Guerino(Italian) Guarin(Medieval French) Wace(Old Norman) Surname DescendantsWash(English) Guérin(French) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 574. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 447.