Origin of wire
before 900; Middle English wir(e) (noun), Old English wīr; cognate with Low German wīr, Old Norse vīra- wire, Old High German wiara fine goldwork
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wire
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for wire
Old English wīr; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vīra, Latin viriae bracelet
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