Where does “vargr” come from?

vargr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vargr (Old Norse): wolf; evildoer; destroyer

Definitions

  1. wolf; evildoer; destroyer

Ancestry of “vargr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vargr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →