Where does “få tummen ur arslet” come from?

få tummen ur arslet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “få tummen ur arslet”, step by step

få tummen ur arslet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishurout of, from; a watch, usually mechanical
2Germanuhrhours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period
3Middle High Germanūre—
4Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
5Latinhōrahour
6Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
7Proto-Hellenic*worā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish få

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfåfew; to get, to receive; to be allowed to, may;...
2Old Swedishfāto seize, take
3Old Norsefáto get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong...
4Proto-NorseᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟI drew, I painted
5Proto-Germanicfaihijanąto color, paint
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish tummen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtummen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →