Where does “værvarsel” come from?
værvarsel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål varsel, from Norwegian Bokmål vare, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
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Ancestry of “værvarsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | varsel | notification, alert, heads-up; omen, sign;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |