Where does “kvartal” come from?

kvartal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin quartale, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvartal (Norwegian Bokmål): a quarter; a block

Definitions

  1. a quarter; a block

Ancestry of “kvartal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinquartalenominative neuter singular of quārtālis;...
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kvartal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →