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
Ancestry of “miðvörður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vörður | guard; indefinite nominative plural of varða |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫrðr | ward, warder; guard, watch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |