Where does “værfast” come from?

værfast (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.

værfast (Norwegian Bokmål): weatherbound

Definitions

  1. weatherbound

Ancestry of “værfast”, step by step

værfast traces back through two 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 fast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfastsolid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent; imperative...
2Old Norsefastrfast, firm, sticking fast to the spot; close,...
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →