Where does “Währung” come from?

Währung (German) comes from German währen, from Middle High German warn, from Old High German warōn, from Proto-Germanic warōną, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

Währung (German): currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und...

Definitions

  1. currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und...

Ancestry of “Währung”, step by step

Währung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German währen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanwährenTo last, persist
2Middle High Germanwarn
3Old High Germanwarōnto be wary; to guard, keep, take care
4Proto-Germanicwarōnąto watch, to protect
5Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
6Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

via Middle High German warunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwarunge

Words derived from “Währung

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰásEvery word from Proto-Iranian warājáhEvery word from Proto-Germanic waraz