Where does “var” come from?

var (Czech) comes from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

var (Czech): boiling

Definitions

  1. boiling

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvarbatch
2Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “var”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ →