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Where does “kúluvarp” come from?

kúluvarp (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic varp, from Old Norse varp, from Proto-Germanic warpą, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kúluvarp (Icelandic): shot put

Definitions

  1. shot put

Ancestry of “kúluvarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvarpcasting, throwing; laying of eggs; breeding...
2Old Norsevarpcasting, throwing; laying of eggs; breeding...
3Proto-Germanicwarpąwarp
4Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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