Where does “velvære” come from?

velvære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål være, from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

velvære (Norwegian Bokmål): well-being

Definitions

  1. well-being

Ancestry of “velvære”, step by step

velvære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværeto be; to sense or feel
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Norwegian Bokmål vel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvelwell
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →