Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “som sju svåra år” come from? som sju svåra år (Swedish) comes from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.
Ancestry of “som sju svåra år”, step by step som sju svåra år traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sju Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish sju seven 2 Old Swedish siu seven 3 Old Norse sjau seven 4 Dutch drie three 5 Middle Dutch drie three 6 Old Dutch thrīe — 7 Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ three 8 Proto-Germanic þrīz three 9 Proto-Indo-European *tréyes —
via Swedish svära Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish svära to swear, to curse; to use offensive language; to... 2 Old Norse svara to sound; to answer 3 Proto-Germanic swarōną To answer; to give a response 4 Proto-Germanic -ōną Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... 5 Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... 6 Proto-Indo-European -yéti Creates intransitive, often deponent,... 7 Proto-Indo-European yé- — 8 Chichewa iye he, she
via Swedish söm Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish söm seam 2 Swedish -nad suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... 3 Old Norse -naðr suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... 4 Old Norse -aðr suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having,... 5 Proto-Norse -ᛟᚦᚢᛉ — 6 Proto-Germanic -ōdaz Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the... 7 Proto-Indo-European -tós Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems