Etymology Explorer › Norwegian BokmålWhere does “vern” come from? vern (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
vern (Norwegian Bokmål): shield; protection; defence
Definitions shield; protection; defence Ancestry of “vern”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Norse vǫrn defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... 2 Proto-Germanic warīniz warding off, defense 3 Proto-Germanic -īniz Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs 4 Proto-Germanic -niz Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems 5 Proto-Indo-European -nis —
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