Where does “var” come from?

var (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vár, 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.

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevárspring
2Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
3Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
4Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “var”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →