Where does “byvord” come from?

byvord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vørd, from Old Norse vǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

byvord (Norwegian Nynorsk): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “byvord”, step by step

byvord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vørd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvørda ward
2Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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