Where does “varða” come from?

varða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varða (Icelandic): cairn; indefinite genitive plural of vörður; to...

Definitions

  1. cairn; indefinite genitive plural of vörður; to...

Ancestry of “varða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevarðacairn
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →