Where does “årtusinde” come from?

årtusinde (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.

årtusinde (Danish): a millennium, a thousand years

Definitions

  1. a millennium, a thousand years

Ancestry of “årtusinde”, step by step

årtusinde 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 tusind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtusindthousand; a thousand
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →
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