Where does “varningsskott” come from?

varningsskott (Swedish) comes from Swedish varning, 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.

varningsskott (Swedish): warning shot

Definitions

  1. warning shot

Ancestry of “varningsskott”, step by step

varningsskott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish varning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvarninga warning
2Swedishvärnato protect, to guard, to defend, to shield
3Old Norsevernadefend, protect
4Old Norsevǫrndefence; legal defence; a point for the defence,...
5Proto-Germanicwarīnizwarding off, defense
6Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
7Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
8Proto-Indo-European-nis—

via Swedish skott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskotta shot; a shoot; a bulkhead
2Old Swedishskut—
3Old Norseskot—
4Proto-Germanicskutąshot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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