Where does “årsskifte” come from?

årsskifte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skifte, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

årsskifte (Norwegian Nynorsk): the time of transition from one year to the next; the turn of the year, New Year

Definitions

  1. the time of transition from one year to the next; the turn of the year, New Year

Ancestry of “årsskifte”, step by step

årsskifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskiftechange; to change; to share, divide, apportion
2Old Norseskiptato change
3Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
4Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskåra year; an oar; a vein
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →