Where does “advare” come from?
advare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ad, from Danish åd, from Old Danish at, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
advare (Norwegian Bokmål): to warn; to caution
Definitions
- to warn; to caution
Ancestry of “advare”, step by step
advare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ad | against, on |
| 2 | Danish | åd | past tense of æde |
| 3 | Old Danish | at | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Norwegian Bokmål vare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |