Where does “vårtegn” come from?

vårtegn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tegn, from Danish tegn, from Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

vårtegn (Norwegian Bokmål): a sign of spring

Definitions

  1. a sign of spring

Ancestry of “vårtegn”, step by step

vårtegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegna sign; a character; imperative of tegne
2Danishtegnsign; token; character
3Old Danishthæghæn—
4Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
5Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Norwegian Bokmål vår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvårspring; our; ours
2Old Norsevárspring
3Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
4Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
5Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Old Norse þegn →