Where does “tromsøværing” come from?

tromsøværing (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk væring, from Norwegian Nynorsk vår, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

tromsøværing (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from Tromsø in Northern Norway

Definitions

  1. a person from Tromsø in Northern Norway

Ancestry of “tromsøværing”, step by step

tromsøværing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk væring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskværingVarangian
2Norwegian Nynorskvårour; ours; spring
3Old Norsevárspring
4Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
5Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
6Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Norwegian Nynorsk Tromsø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskTromsø
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic wasEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ