Where does “nyårsfyrverkeri” come from?
nyårsfyrverkeri (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyrverkeri, from German Feuerwerk, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
nyårsfyrverkeri (Swedish): a New Year's Eve fireworks display, New Year's fireworks
Definitions
- a New Year's Eve fireworks display, New Year's fireworks
Ancestry of “nyårsfyrverkeri”, step by step
nyårsfyrverkeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fyrverkeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyrverkeri | a firework; fireworks |
| 2 | German | Feuerwerk | fireworks |
| 3 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Swedish nyår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nyår | New Year; the time about New Year's Eve / New... |
| 2 | Swedish | år | a year |
| 3 | French | are | an are |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |