Where does “vær så god” come from?

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

vær så god (Norwegian Bokmål): here you are, there you are; you're welcome

Definitions

  1. here you are, there you are; you're welcome

Ancestry of “vær så god”, step by step

vær så god traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværweather
2Danishvejrweather; breath; wind, compass point
3Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
4Old Norseveðrweather; ram
5Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Norwegian Bokmål så

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsåso; as; to sow
2Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Norwegian Bokmål god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →