Where does “tillvarata” come from?
tillvarata (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.
tillvarata (Swedish): look after, care for keep something that otherwise would go to waste
Definitions
- look after, care for keep something that otherwise would go to waste
Ancestry of “tillvarata”, step by step
tillvarata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vara | To be; existence, being; to last |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vara | To be |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Swedish till
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 2 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 4 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |