Where does “hundreåring” come from?
hundreåring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk åring, from Norwegian Nynorsk år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
hundreåring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a centenarian, hundred-year-old
Definitions
- a centenarian, hundred-year-old
Ancestry of “hundreåring”, step by step
hundreåring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |