Where does “åttioåring” come from?

åttioåring (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -åring, 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.

åttioåring (Swedish): eighty-year-old

Definitions

  1. eighty-year-old

Ancestry of “åttioåring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-åring-year-old
2Swedishåra year
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →