Where does “vårda” come from?

vårda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish varþa, from Old Norse verða, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vårda (Swedish): to nurse, to take care of

Definitions

  1. to nurse, to take care of

Ancestry of “vårda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvarþa—
2Old Norseverðato become
3Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vårda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaną →