Where does “bókavørður” come from?

bókavørður (Faroese) comes from Faroese vørður, from Old Norse vǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

bókavørður (Faroese): librarian

Definitions

  1. librarian

Ancestry of “bókavørður”, step by step

bókavørður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vørður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevørðurwatchman, guard
2Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Faroese bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebókbook
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “bókavørður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →