Where does “eksportvare” come from?
eksportvare (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vare, 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.
eksportvare (Norwegian Nynorsk): an export, or export article, commodity, item or good
Definitions
- an export, or export article, commodity, item or good
Ancestry of “eksportvare”, step by step
eksportvare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 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 |