Where does “vare” come from?

vare (Danish) comes from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vare (Danish): article; commodity; item

Definitions

  1. article; commodity; item

Ancestry of “vare”, step by step

vare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevarato ware, watch out, defend
2Middle Low Germanware
3Old Saxonwārtrue
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Middle Low German wāren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwārento last, to endure
2Old Saxonwārōnto protect, to safeguard
3Proto-West Germanicwarōnto watch, to protect
4Proto-Germanicwarōnąto watch, to protect

Words derived from “vare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-