Where does “vorboði” come from?

vorboði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vör, 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.

vorboði (Icelandic): a herald of spring, harbinger of spring (something, e.g. a bird, flower, etc. which is seen as heralding the coming of spring)

Definitions

  1. a herald of spring, harbinger of spring (something, e.g. a bird, flower, etc. which is seen as heralding the coming of spring)

Ancestry of “vorboði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvörlip
2Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
3Proto-Germanicweruzlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →
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