Where does “fjorhaust” come from?
fjorhaust (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fjør, 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.
fjorhaust (Norwegian Nynorsk): autumn, fall of the preceding year
Definitions
- autumn, fall of the preceding year
Ancestry of “fjorhaust”, step by step
fjorhaust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fjør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fjør | feather; spring |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjǫrð | last year, the past year; accusative singular of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Nynorsk haust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | haust | autumn, fall; harvest; imperative of hausta |
| 2 | Old Norse | haust | autumn, fall |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harbistaz | harvest; autumn, fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harbaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |