Where does “vor” come from?

vor (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vor (Icelandic): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “vor”, step by step

vor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vǫrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
2Proto-Germanicweruzlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse várr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevárrour
2Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
3Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “vor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →