Where does “rymdvarelse” come from?
rymdvarelse (Swedish) comes from Swedish varelse, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
rymdvarelse (Swedish): an alien (extraterrestrial being)
Definitions
- an alien (extraterrestrial being)
Ancestry of “rymdvarelse”, step by step
rymdvarelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish varelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | varelse | a creature, a being; "especially of mythological... |
| 2 | Swedish | vara | To be; existence, being; to last |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vara | To be |
| 4 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |