Where does “varenda” come from?

varenda (Swedish) comes from Swedish vår, 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.

varenda (Swedish): every single

Definitions

  1. every single

Ancestry of “varenda”, step by step

varenda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvårour; belonging to us; spring; the season between...
2Old Swedishvar
3Old Norsevárspring
4Old Norsevástoil, fatigue, from bad weather
5Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
6Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Swedish enda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenda(the) only (one, person, thing), sole; also in the masculine form ende

Words derived from “varenda

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic wasEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ