Where does “sólmyrkvi” come from?

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

sólmyrkvi (Icelandic): solar eclipse

Definitions

  1. solar eclipse

Ancestry of “sólmyrkvi”, step by step

sólmyrkvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sól

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

via Icelandic myrkvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyrkvidarkness caused by a fog, storm, or the like;...
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