Where does “kvöld” come from?

kvöld (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kvöld (Icelandic): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “kvöld”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvöld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →Every word from Old Norse kveld →