Where does “var” come from?

var (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

var (Westrobothnian): cautious, aware; cover, refuge; a line in the...

Definitions

  1. cautious, aware; cover, refuge; a line in the...

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevarraware; wary
2Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
3Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰásEvery word from Proto-Iranian warājáhEvery word from Proto-Germanic waraz