Where does “vare” come from?

vare (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

vare (Norwegian Nynorsk): an article or item; a commodity; goods,...

Definitions

  1. an article or item; a commodity; goods,...

Ancestry of “vare”, step by step

vare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevarato ware, watch out, defend
2Middle Low Germanware—
3Old Saxonwārtrue
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old Norse vari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevariwariness; the watery substance of the blood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang

Words derived from “vare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →