Where does “varannandagsväder” come from?
varannandagsväder (Swedish) comes from Swedish varannan, from Swedish vår, from Old Swedish var, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
varannandagsväder (Swedish): fickle weather, weather that changes abruptly from one day to the next
Definitions
- fickle weather, weather that changes abruptly from one day to the next
Ancestry of “varannandagsväder”, step by step
varannandagsväder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish varannan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | varannan | every other (every second) |
| 2 | Swedish | vår | our; belonging to us; spring; the season between... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 5 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |