Where does “gamlárskvöld” come from?

gamlárskvöld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

gamlárskvöld (Icelandic): New Year’s Eve

Definitions

  1. New Year’s Eve

Ancestry of “gamlárskvöld”, step by step

gamlárskvöld traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicárearly; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Icelandic kvöld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickvöldevening
2Old Norsekveldevening
3Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Icelandic gamall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgamallold; old, ancient
2Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
3Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →