Where does “varlega” come from?

varlega (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic var, from Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

varlega (Icelandic): cautiously, carefully

Definitions

  1. cautiously, carefully

Ancestry of “varlega”, step by step

varlega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic var

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvarcautious, aware; lee, shelter; first/third-person...
2Old Norsevárrour
3Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
4Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

via Icelandic lega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclegathe condition of lying; a period of infirmity,...
2Old Norselegalying in bed
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Proto-Germanic waraz →