Where does “fjolår” come from?

fjolår (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjol, from Old Norse fjǫrð, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fjolår (Swedish): the previous year; last year

Definitions

  1. the previous year; last year

Ancestry of “fjolår”, step by step

fjolår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fjol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjol"only used in the adverbial phrase" i fjol –...
2Old Norsefjǫrðlast year, the past year; accusative singular of...
3Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
4Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “fjolår”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →