Where does “vǫrn” come from?
vǫrn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
vǫrn (Old Norse): defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,...
Definitions
- defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,...
Ancestry of “vǫrn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |
Words derived from “vǫrn”