Where does “kvöldmatur” come from?

kvöldmatur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic matur, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

kvöldmatur (Icelandic): dinner

Definitions

  1. dinner

Ancestry of “kvöldmatur”, step by step

kvöldmatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic matur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaturfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →