Where does “bakvörður” come from?

bakvörður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vörður, 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.

bakvörður (Icelandic): full-back

Definitions

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Ancestry of “bakvörður”, step by step

bakvörður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vörður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvörðurguard; indefinite nominative plural of varða
2Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakback; back, backside
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →