Where does “varumärkesord” come from?
varumärkesord (Swedish) comes from Swedish varumärke, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
varumärkesord (Swedish): a genericized trademark
Definitions
- a genericized trademark
Ancestry of “varumärkesord”, step by step
varumärkesord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish varumärke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | varumärke | a brand, a trademark |
| 2 | Swedish | vara | To be; existence, being; to last |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vara | To be |
| 4 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |