Where does “vöruheiti” come from?
vöruheiti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vara, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vöruheiti (Icelandic): a brand, a brand name, a proprietary name
Definitions
- a brand, a brand name, a proprietary name
Ancestry of “vöruheiti”, step by step
vöruheiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vara | article, commodity; goods, wares, freight,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Icelandic heiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heiti | a name; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heiti | name, denomination |
| 3 | Old Norse | heita | to be called, to be named; to promise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |