Where does “pudevår” come from?

pudevår (Danish) comes from Danish vår, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

pudevår (Danish): pillowcase

Definitions

  1. pillowcase

Ancestry of “pudevår”, step by step

pudevår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvårspring; case
2Old Norsevárspring
3Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
4Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
5Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Danish pude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpudecushion; pillow; pad
2Old Danishputhæ—
3Proto-Germanicpūtoswollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbū-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →