Where does “vær” come from?

vær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vejr, from Old Danish wæthær, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

vær (Norwegian Bokmål): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “vær”, step by step

vær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvejrweather; breath; wind, compass point
2Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
3Old Norseveðrweather; ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Old Norse vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevérFirst person plural pronoun; we
2Proto-Germanicwarjądam, weir
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →