Where does “várr” come from?

várr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

várr (Old Norse): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “várr”, step by step

várr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
2Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

via Proto-Germanic unseraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunserazour, ours; 1st person plural possessive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old Norse *óarr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*óarr—

Words derived from “várr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Proto-Germanic waraz →