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Where does “årsvis” come from?

årsvis (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.

årsvis (Swedish): annual; annually, year by year

Definitions

  1. annual; annually, year by year

Ancestry of “årsvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latinārea—
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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