Where does “varustaa” come from?

varustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish varus, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varustaa (Finnish): to equip, fit (up/out), supply, apparel, furnish; to provision; to arm, supply with arms

Definitions

  1. to equip, fit (up/out), supply, apparel, furnish; to provision; to arm, supply with arms

Ancestry of “varustaa”, step by step

varustaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarusequipment, armament, accessory; armed
2Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
3Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “varustaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warō →