Where does “århundre” come from?

århundre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.

århundre (Norwegian Bokmål): a century

Definitions

  1. a century

Ancestry of “århundre”, step by step

århundre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål år

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

via Norwegian Bokmål hundre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhundrehundred
2Old Norsehundraða long hundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “århundre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →