Where does “vár” come from?
vár (Old Norse) comes 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.
vár (Old Norse): spring
Definitions
- spring
Ancestry of “vár”, step by step
vár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse vás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |