Where does “ildevarslende” come from?
ildevarslende (Danish) comes from Danish varsle, from Danish varsel, from Danish vare, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ildevarslende (Danish): ominous, sinister
Definitions
- ominous, sinister
Ancestry of “ildevarslende”, step by step
ildevarslende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish varsle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | varsle | to give notice |
| 2 | Danish | varsel | notice (period of time) |
| 3 | Danish | vare | article; commodity; item |
| 4 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |