Where does “vinterhalvår” come from?
vinterhalvår (Swedish) comes from Swedish halvår, from Swedish år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
vinterhalvår (Swedish): winter half-year time period between an autumnal equinox and a vernal equinox
Definitions
- winter half-year time period between an autumnal equinox and a vernal equinox
Ancestry of “vinterhalvår”, step by step
vinterhalvår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish halvår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | halvår | a half-year (often six months) |
| 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 |