Where does “varleg” come from?

varleg (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.

varleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): careful, gentle

Definitions

  1. careful, gentle

Ancestry of “varleg”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic wasEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ
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