Where does “var” come from?
var (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish var, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
var (Swedish): our; belonging to us; spring; the season between...
Definitions
- our; belonging to us; spring; the season between...
Ancestry of “var”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 3 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |