Where does “wārōn” come from?

wārōn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic warōn, from Proto-Germanic warōną, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

wārōn (Old Saxon): to protect, to safeguard

Definitions

  1. to protect, to safeguard

Ancestry of “wārōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwarōnto watch, to protect
2Proto-Germanicwarōnąto watch, to protect
3Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
4Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “wārōn”

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