Where does “vörumerki” come from?

vörumerki (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.

vörumerki (Icelandic): trademark

Definitions

  1. trademark

Ancestry of “vörumerki”, step by step

vörumerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvaraarticle, commodity; goods, wares, freight,...
2Old Norsevarato ware, watch out, defend
3Middle Low Germanware—
4Old Saxonwārtrue
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →