Where does “aftenkjole” come from?
aftenkjole (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aften, from Danish aften, from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.
aftenkjole (Norwegian Bokmål): an evening dress or evening gown
Definitions
- an evening dress or evening gown
Ancestry of “aftenkjole”, step by step
aftenkjole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål aften
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | aften | evening, eve |
| 2 | Danish | aften | evening; night |
| 3 | Old Danish | aftæn | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | aptann | an evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøle | to cool |
| 2 | Old Norse | kœla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kōlijaną | to make cold, to cool |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kōlaz | Alternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |