Where does “marknavørður” come from?

marknavørður (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.

marknavørður (Faroese): border guard male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. border guard male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “marknavørður”, step by step

marknavørður 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 mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemarkforest; pasture; field
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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