område

område

1. area (physically/geometrically)
2. area (figuratively)

From Swedish område (“area”), a compound of both om (“around”), from Old Norse um (“about, concerning, round”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“around, about, facing, against”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (with the suffix *-s), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and of råda (“to advise; rule, reign”), from Old Swedish rāþa (“to ensure, equip, rule, decide”), from Old Norse ráða (“advise, counsel, discuss, plan”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰeti, from both *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange, accomplish”), possibly from *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason, arrange”) (with the suffix *éh₁ti), from *h₂er- (“to fix, fit, put together”) + and from *-dʰh₁eti (forms resultative verbs), from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).

Compare Icelandic umráð, Danish område and Swedish område.

område n (definite singular området, indefinite plural områder, definite plural områda or områdene)

1. an area

• “område” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Swedish område.

område n (definite singular området, indefinite plural område, definite plural områda)

1. an area

• “område” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Compound of om (“around”) +‎ råda (“to advise; rule, reign”). Compare Icelandic umráð.

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område n

1. a sphere (region of activity)
2. an area

• Norwegian Bokmål: område

• område in Svensk ordbok.