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Where does “vörn” come from?

vörn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

vörn (Icelandic): defense; protection

Definitions

  1. defense; protection

Ancestry of “vörn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrndefence; legal defence; a point for the defence,...
2Proto-Germanicwarīnizwarding off, defense
3Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
4Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nis—

Words derived from “vörn”

  • varnarmaður
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