Where does “trävara” come from?
trävara (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.
trävara (Swedish): wood, wooden wares, sawed timber
Definitions
- wood, wooden wares, sawed timber
Ancestry of “trävara”, step by step
trävara traces back through two 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 trä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |