Where does “måneformørkelse” come from?
måneformørkelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål måne, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
måneformørkelse (Norwegian Bokmål): lunar eclipse
Definitions
- lunar eclipse
Ancestry of “måneformørkelse”, step by step
måneformørkelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål måne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | måne | moon |
| 2 | Old Norse | máni | the moon |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛗᚨᚾᛟ | the moon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Norwegian Bokmål formørkelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | formørkelse | an eclipse |