Where does “vörður” come from?

vörður (Icelandic) comes 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.

vörður (Icelandic): guard; indefinite nominative plural of varða

Definitions

  1. guard; indefinite nominative plural of varða

Ancestry of “vörður”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vörður”

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