Where does “efterårsregn” come from?

efterårsregn (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.

efterårsregn (Danish): autumn rain

Definitions

  1. autumn rain

Ancestry of “efterårsregn”, step by step

efterårsregn 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 regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregnrain; imperative of regne
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →