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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English warnen, [[inh|ang|warnian|t=to give notice of danger; take heed]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to wær, aware, cautious (see [[wary]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *warōnan,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Old Norse varna and German [[m|de|warnen]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from PIE *wer-, to cover.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|warnen]], [[inh|ang|warnian|t=to give notice of danger; take heed]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to wær, aware, cautious (see [[wary]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*warōnan]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[non|varna]] and German [[m|de|warnen]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*wer-]], to cover.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==