Where does “allsidig” come from?
allsidig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish alsidig, from German allseitig, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.
allsidig (Norwegian Nynorsk): versatile, all-round, comprehensive
Definitions
- versatile, all-round, comprehensive
Ancestry of “allsidig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | alsidig | — |
| 2 | German | allseitig | all-around, all-sided |
| 3 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 4 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 5 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 6 | German | Jahr | year |
| 7 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |