Where does “vanvårda” come from?

vanvårda (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.

vanvårda (Swedish): to mistreat, to neglect (humans or animals)

Definitions

  1. to mistreat, to neglect (humans or animals)

Ancestry of “vanvårda”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaną →