Where does “klockan fyra” come from?
klockan fyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
klockan fyra (Swedish): at four o'clock
Definitions
- at four o'clock
Ancestry of “klockan fyra”, step by step
klockan fyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyra | four; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiurir | four |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjórir | four |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Swedish klockan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klockan | — |