Where does “varsom” come from?

varsom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vår, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

varsom (Norwegian Bokmål): careful, cautious

Definitions

  1. careful, cautious

Ancestry of “varsom”, step by step

varsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvårspring; our; ours
2Old Norsevárspring
3Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
4Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
5Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Norwegian Bokmål søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →