Where does “kvæld” come from?

kvæld (Danish) comes from Old Danish kwæld, from Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kvæld (Danish): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “kvæld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishkwæld—
2Old Norsekveldevening
3Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →Every word from Old Norse kveld →