Where does “sólhvörf” come from?

sólhvörf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sól, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

sólhvörf (Icelandic): solstice

Definitions

  1. solstice

Ancestry of “sólhvörf”, step by step

sólhvörf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsólthe sun; sun
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—

via Icelandic hvörf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvörfturning point
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sōl →Every word from Old Norse sól →Every word from Icelandic sól →