Where does “måneoppgang” come from?

måneoppgang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oppgang, from Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

måneoppgang (Norwegian Bokmål): moonrise

Definitions

  1. moonrise

Ancestry of “måneoppgang”, step by step

måneoppgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål oppgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloppgangan ascent, rise; a stairway, stairwell; an...
2Norwegian Bokmåloppup
3Danishopup
4Old Norseuppup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål måne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmånemoon
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →