Where does “afvandingsområde” come from?

afvandingsområde (Danish) comes from Danish område, from Swedish område, from Swedish öm, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

afvandingsområde (Danish): drainage basin

Definitions

  1. drainage basin

Ancestry of “afvandingsområde”, step by step

afvandingsområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish område

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishområdearea, region, territory (physically/geometrically)
2Swedishområdea sphere; an area
3Swedishömsore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;...
4Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish afvanding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafvanding
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts