Where does “vár” come from?

vár (Faroese) comes 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): spring; our

Definitions

  1. spring; our

Ancestry of “vár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevárspring
2Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
3Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
4Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “vár

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic wasEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ