Where does “efterårsmåned” come from?

efterårsmåned (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.

efterårsmåned (Danish): a autumn month (a month in autumn)

Definitions

  1. a autumn month (a month in autumn)

Ancestry of “efterårsmåned”, step by step

efterårsmåned 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 måned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmånedmonth
2Old Danishmaanædh—
3Old Norsemánaðrmonth
4Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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