Where does “mørkne” come from?
mørkne (Danish) comes from Danish mørk, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.
mørkne (Danish): to darken
Definitions
- to darken
Ancestry of “mørkne”, step by step
mørkne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mørk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mørk | dark |
| 2 | Old Norse | myrkr | dark, murky |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | merkuz | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |
via Old Norse myrkna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | myrkna | to grow dark; to darken |