Where does “kvartersmark” come from?

kvartersmark (Swedish) comes from Swedish kvarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvartersmark (Swedish): A zoned plot of land; land intended for buildings and development; land in a planned area that is not public space nor open water

Definitions

  1. A zoned plot of land; land intended for buildings and development; land in a planned area that is not public space nor open water

Ancestry of “kvartersmark”, step by step

kvartersmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kvarter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvartercity block, quarters; neighborhood
2Latinquartariusquartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Swedish märk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärk
2Old Swedishmarkwoodland; field
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →