Where does “sommerhalvår” come from?
sommerhalvår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål halvår, 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.
sommerhalvår (Norwegian Bokmål): summer half-year, six-month period between the spring equinox and autumn equinox; it was traditionally from April 14th to October 14th
Definitions
- summer half-year, six-month period between the spring equinox and autumn equinox; it was traditionally from April 14th to October 14th
Ancestry of “sommerhalvår”, step by step
sommerhalvår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål halvår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | halvår | a half-year |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | år | a year |
| 3 | French | are | an are |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |