Where does “vara på hugget” come from?

vara på hugget (Swedish) comes from Swedish vara, from Old Swedish vara, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vara på hugget (Swedish): to be on the ball (alert, attentive, quick)

Definitions

  1. to be on the ball (alert, attentive, quick)

Ancestry of “vara på hugget”, step by step

vara på hugget traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishvaraTo be; existence, being; to last
2Old SwedishvaraTo be
3Old Norsevarato ware, watch out, defend
4Middle Low Germanware
5Old Saxonwārtrue
6Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishon, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...

via Swedish hugget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhugget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēraz
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