Where does “stormvarsel” come from?
stormvarsel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk varsel, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
stormvarsel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a storm warning
Definitions
- a storm warning
Ancestry of “stormvarsel”, step by step
stormvarsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk varsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | varsel | notification, alert, heads-up; omen, sign;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |