Where does “månenedgang” come from?
månenedgang (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.
månenedgang (Norwegian Bokmål): moonset
Definitions
- moonset
Ancestry of “månenedgang”, step by step
månenedgang 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 nedgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nedgang | decline; decrease; descent |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | gang | hall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle |
| 3 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |