Where does “bevaring” come from?

bevaring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bevare, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic biwarōną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bevaring (Norwegian Bokmål): preservation, conservation

Definitions

  1. preservation, conservation

Ancestry of “bevaring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbevareto preserve, keep, save, conserve
2Middle Low Germanbewaren—
3Proto-Germanicbiwarōną—
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →