were-
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English wer as in wereald, werwulf/werewulf; the Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“‘man’”). Cognate with Latin vir (“‘man, male’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Prefix
were-
- man; prefix most commonly used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.
