Where does “årsdag” come from?
årsdag (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.
årsdag (Norwegian Bokmål): an anniversary
Ancestry of “årsdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | år | a year; form removed with the ; superseded by åre |
| 2 | French | are | an are |
| 3 | Latin | ārea | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |