Where does “fireåring” come from?
fireåring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fire, from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
fireåring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a four-year-old
Definitions
- a four-year-old
Ancestry of “fireåring”, step by step
fireåring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fire | four; to slacken, ease; to lower |
| 2 | Danish | fire | four; to lower something fixed to a rope or... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | fīren | — |
| 4 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 6 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |
via Norwegian Nynorsk åring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | åring | a harvest, the yield of one year; a yearling;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | år | a year; an oar; a vein |
| 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 |