Where does “varnargarður” come from?
varnargarður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vörn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
varnargarður (Icelandic): protective wall
Definitions
- protective wall
Ancestry of “varnargarður”, step by step
varnargarður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vörn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vörn | defense; protection |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |
via Icelandic garður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | garður | garden; stone wall, fence |
| 2 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |