Where does “interesseområde” come from?
interesseområde (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.
interesseområde (Danish): a sphere of influence
Definitions
- a sphere of influence
Ancestry of “interesseområde”, step by step
interesseområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish område
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | område | area, region, territory (physically/geometrically) |
| 2 | Swedish | område | a sphere; an area |
| 3 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish interesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | interesse | interest |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 3 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 4 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |