Where does “mørkhåret” come from?
mørkhåret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish mørk, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.
mørkhåret (Norwegian Bokmål): dark-haired, brunette
Definitions
- dark-haired, brunette
Ancestry of “mørkhåret”, step by step
mørkhåret traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mørk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mørk | dark |
| 2 | Old Norse | myrkr | dark, murky |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | merkuz | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |
via Danish hår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hår | hair |
| 2 | Old Norse | Hár | name of a dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via Norwegian Bokmål mørk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mørk | dark |