vörn
Icelandic
/vœrtn/
noun
Definitions
- defense
- protection
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse vǫrn derived from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (defense).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*warīniz
Gloss
defense
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- vǫrn Old Norse
- loft Icelandic
- loftvarnir Icelandic
- maður Icelandic
- mál Icelandic
- málsvörn Icelandic
- sjálf Icelandic
- sjálfsvörn Icelandic
- varnarmaður Icelandic
- werī Old High German
- Weri Alemannic German
- værn Old Danish