Where does “vårdare” come from?

vårdare (Swedish) comes from Swedish vårda, 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.

vårdare (Swedish): a caregiver, a carer (person who (professionally) provides care for people)

Definitions

  1. a caregiver, a carer (person who (professionally) provides care for people)

Ancestry of “vårdare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvårdato nurse, to take care of
2Old Swedishvarþa—
3Old Norseverðato become
4Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vårdare”

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