Where does “måneformørkelse” come from?

måneformørkelse (Danish) comes from Danish formørkelse, 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.

måneformørkelse (Danish): lunar eclipse

Definitions

  1. lunar eclipse

Ancestry of “måneformørkelse”, step by step

måneformørkelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish formørkelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishformørkelseeclipse
2Danishformørketo obscure, darken
3Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
4Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
5Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
6Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
7Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Danish måne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmånemoon; bald patch, bald spot; month
2Middle Low Germanmanento remind
3Old Saxonmanon—
4Proto-Germanicmanōnąto bring to mind; remind; to admonish; warn; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →