Where does “Vár” come from?

Vár (Faroese) comes from Faroese vár, 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.

Vár (Faroese): of Old Norse origin

Definitions

  1. of Old Norse origin

Ancestry of “Vár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevárspring; our
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →