Where does “var” come from?

var (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch varre, from Proto-Germanic farzô — bull, steer.

var (Dutch): male pig; boar

Definitions

  1. male pig; boar

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvarre—
2Proto-Germanicfarzôbull, steer
Every word from Proto-Germanic farzô →Every word from Middle Dutch varre →