Where does “årskurs” come from?
årskurs (Swedish) comes from Swedish 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.
årskurs (Swedish): grade, year, class (in school)
Definitions
- grade, year, class (in school)
Ancestry of “årskurs”, step by step
årskurs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish år
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | år | a year |
| 2 | French | are | an are |
| 3 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Swedish kurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kurs | course, class; course, the intended passage of... |
| 2 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 3 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |