Where does “varsom” come from?

varsom (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.

varsom (Danish): cautious

Definitions

  1. cautious

Ancestry of “varsom”, step by step

varsom 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 søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsømseam; nail
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “varsom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →