Where does “iøynefallende” come from?

iøynefallende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål I, from Danish I, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

iøynefallende (Norwegian Bokmål): eye-catching; conspicuous; striking

Definitions

  1. eye-catching; conspicuous; striking

Ancestry of “iøynefallende”, step by step

iøynefallende traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålII; ye
2DanishIyou, you all
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Norwegian Bokmål fallende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfallendefalling; present participle of falle

via Norwegian Bokmål øyne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyneindefinite plural of øye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Old Norse í