Where does “miðvörður” come from?

miðvörður (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.

miðvörður (Icelandic): centre-back

Definitions

  1. centre-back

Ancestry of “miðvörður”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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