Where does “var” come from?
var (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.
var (Icelandic): cautious, aware; lee, shelter; first/third-person...
Definitions
- cautious, aware; lee, shelter; first/third-person...
Ancestry of “var”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | várr | our |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waraz | cautious; heedful; wary; watchful |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |