Where does “varning” come from?
varning (Swedish) comes from Swedish värna, from Old Norse verna, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
varning (Swedish): a warning
Ancestry of “varning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | värna | to protect, to guard, to defend, to shield |
| 2 | Old Norse | verna | defend, protect |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |