Where does “sólmyrkvi” come from?
sólmyrkvi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sól, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.
sólmyrkvi (Icelandic): solar eclipse
Ancestry of “sólmyrkvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sól | the sun; sun |
| 2 | Old Norse | sól | sun |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sōl | — |