Where does “fjolårslöv” come from?
fjolårslöv (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjolår, 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- — passed , crossed.
fjolårslöv (Swedish): a leaf on the ground from a deciduous tree, left over from autumn in the previous year
Definitions
- a leaf on the ground from a deciduous tree, left over from autumn in the previous year
Ancestry of “fjolårslöv”, step by step
fjolårslöv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fjolår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fjolår | the previous year; last year |
| 2 | Swedish | fjol | "only used in the adverbial phrase" i fjol –... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫrð | last year, the past year; accusative singular of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |