Where does “formørkelse” come from?

formørkelse (Danish) comes from Danish formørke, from Danish før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

formørkelse (Danish): eclipse

Definitions

  1. eclipse

Ancestry of “formørkelse”, step by step

formørkelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish formørke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishformørketo obscure, darken
2Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
3Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
4Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “formørkelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →