Where does “halvmørke” come from?

halvmørke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål halv, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halvmørke (Norwegian Bokmål): semi-darkness

Definitions

  1. semi-darkness

Ancestry of “halvmørke”, step by step

halvmørke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Norwegian Bokmål mørke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørkedefinite singular of mørk; plural of mørk;...
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →