Where does “efterårsdag” come from?

efterårsdag (Danish) comes from Danish efterår, 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.

efterårsdag (Danish): autumn day (a day in autumn)

Definitions

  1. autumn day (a day in autumn)

Ancestry of “efterårsdag”, step by step

efterårsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish efterår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishefterårautumn, fall
2Danishåryear
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Danish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →