Where does “horisont” come from?

horisont (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horisont (Swedish): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “horisont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
2Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
3Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

Words derived from “horisont”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →