Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “varkat” come from?

varkat (Danish) comes from Danish var-, from Danish varulv, from Middle Low German warwulf, from Old Saxon werwulf, from Proto-West Germanic werawulf, from Proto-West Germanic wer, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

varkat (Danish): werecat

Definitions

  1. werecat

Ancestry of “varkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvar-were-
2Danishvarulvwerewolf
3Middle Low Germanwarwulf—
4Old Saxonwerwulfwerewolf
5Proto-West Germanicwerawulfwolf-man, werewolf
6Proto-West Germanicwerman
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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