Where does “årsnedbør” come from?

årsnedbør (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.

årsnedbør (Norwegian Bokmål): annual precipitation

Definitions

  1. annual precipitation

Ancestry of “årsnedbør”, step by step

årsnedbør 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 nedbør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnedbørprecipitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā