Where does “vara synd om” come from?
vara synd om (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 synd om (Swedish): to be a person or animal people (should) feel sorry for, to be pity-evoking, to make one feel sorry, to be a pity for
Definitions
- to be a person or animal people (should) feel sorry for, to be pity-evoking, to make one feel sorry, to be a pity for
Ancestry of “vara synd om”, step by step
vara synd om traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vara | To be; existence, being; to last |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vara | To be |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Swedish öm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish synd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | synd | sin; pity, shame |
| 2 | Old Norse | synd | sin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |