Where does “opplysningstid” come from?
opplysningstid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål opplysning, from Norwegian Bokmål opplyse, from Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
opplysningstid (Norwegian Bokmål): the Age of Enlightenment
Definitions
- the Age of Enlightenment
Ancestry of “opplysningstid”, step by step
opplysningstid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål opplysning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | opplysning | information; illumination; enlightenment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | opplyse | to illuminate, light up; to inform; to enlighten |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | opp | up |
| 4 | Danish | op | up |
| 5 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål tid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tid | time; an age or era |
| 2 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |