Where does “urskilja” come from?
urskilja (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urskilja (Swedish): to distinguish, to tell apart
Definitions
- to distinguish, to tell apart
Ancestry of “urskilja”, step by step
urskilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 2 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 4 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish skilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skilja | to separate; to cause to be separate; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skilia | to divide, to separate; to discern, to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |