Where does “vårreingjering” come from?

vårreingjering (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

vårreingjering (Norwegian Nynorsk): spring cleaning

Definitions

  1. spring cleaning

Ancestry of “vårreingjering”, step by step

vårreingjering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vår

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk reingjering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreingjeringcleaning
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic wasEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ