Where does “heimskautanótt” come from?
heimskautanótt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heimskaut, from Icelandic heimur, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
heimskautanótt (Icelandic): polar night
Definitions
- polar night
Ancestry of “heimskautanótt”, step by step
heimskautanótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic heimskaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heimskaut | pole |
| 2 | Icelandic | heimur | world |
| 3 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |