Where does “vartappi” come from?

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

vartappi (Icelandic): fuse

Definitions

  1. fuse

Ancestry of “vartappi”, step by step

vartappi 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 tappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictappiplug, stopper
2Old Norsetappi—
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Proto-Germanic waraz →