Where does “vørður” come from?

vørður (Faroese) comes 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.

vørður (Faroese): watchman, guard

Definitions

  1. watchman, guard

Ancestry of “vørður”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vørður”

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