Where does “var” come from?

var (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fare, from Proto-West Germanic farh, from Proto-Germanic farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

var traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch fare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfare—
2Proto-West Germanicfarhpiglet
3Proto-Germanicfarhazpig, piglet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Dutch far

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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