Where does “vårdnad” come from?

vårdnad (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.

vårdnad (Swedish): custody

Definitions

  1. custody

Ancestry of “vårdnad”, 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 “vårdnad”

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