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Where does “horisont” come from?

horisont (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horisont (Norwegian Nynorsk): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “horisont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
2Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
3Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →