Where does “var” come from?

var (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

var (Old Czech): batch

Definitions

  1. batch

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “var

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ