Where does “åtvara” come from?
åtvara (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vara, 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, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
åtvara (Norwegian Nynorsk): warn
Definitions
- warn
Ancestry of “åtvara”, step by step
åtvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vara | definite singular of vare |
| 2 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Norwegian Nynorsk åt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | åt | to; towards; of; imperative of åta |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |