Where does “mørkning” come from?
mørkning (Danish) comes from Danish mørkne, 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.
mørkning (Danish): twilight, dusk; darkening
Definitions
- twilight, dusk; darkening
Ancestry of “mørkning”, step by step
mørkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mørkne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mørkne | to darken |
| 2 | Danish | mørk | dark |
| 3 | Old Norse | myrkr | dark, murky |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | merkuz | dark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |