Where does “matvara” come from?

matvara (Swedish) comes from Swedish vara, from Old Swedish vara, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

matvara (Swedish): a grocery, a food item

Definitions

  1. a grocery, a food item

Ancestry of “matvara”, step by step

matvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishvaraTo be; existence, being; to last
2Old SwedishvaraTo be
3Old Norsevarato ware, watch out, defend
4Middle Low Germanware—
5Old Saxonwārtrue
6Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →