Where does “værelse” come from?

værelse (Danish) comes from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

værelse (Danish): room; separate part of a building

Definitions

  1. room; separate part of a building

Ancestry of “værelse”, step by step

værelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
2Old Danishwæræ—
3Old Norseverato be
4Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “værelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →