Where does “århundrede” come from?

århundrede (Danish) comes from Danish år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

århundrede (Danish): A century; a period of 100 consecutive years

Definitions

  1. A century; a period of 100 consecutive years

Ancestry of “århundrede”, step by step

århundrede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåryear
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Danish hundrede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhundredehundred; hundredth; a unit of about one hundred
2Old Norsehundraða long hundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →