Where does “fjorårsgras” come from?
fjorårsgras (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fjorår, 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- — passed , crossed.
fjorårsgras (Norwegian Nynorsk): dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)
Definitions
- dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)
Ancestry of “fjorårsgras”, step by step
fjorårsgras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fjorår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fjorår | year directly preceding the current year |
| 2 | Danish | fjor | "only used in the adverbial phrase" i fjor –... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫrð | last year, the past year; accusative singular of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |