Where does “markvörður” come from?

markvörður (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.

markvörður (Icelandic): goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. goalkeeper

Ancestry of “markvörður”, step by step

markvörður 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 mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →