Where does “fjorår” come from?

fjorår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish fjor, from Old Norse fjǫrð, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fjorår (Norwegian Nynorsk): year directly preceding the current year

Definitions

  1. year directly preceding the current year

Ancestry of “fjorår”, step by step

fjorår traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fjor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjor"only used in the adverbial phrase" i fjor –...
2Old Norsefjǫrðlast year, the past year; accusative singular of...
3Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
4Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåryear
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk fjør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfjørfeather; spring
2Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fjorår”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →