Where does “værvarsling” come from?
værvarsling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål varsling, from Norwegian Bokmål varsle, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
værvarsling (Norwegian Bokmål): weather forecasting
Definitions
- weather forecasting
Ancestry of “værvarsling”, step by step
værvarsling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål varsling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | varsling | an alert, warning, notification; a forecast |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | varsle | to alert; notify; warn; to predict; forecast |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | varsel | notification, alert, heads-up; omen, sign;... |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 6 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |