Where does “solnedgang” come from?
solnedgang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søl, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
solnedgang (Norwegian Bokmål): sunset
Definitions
- sunset
Ancestry of “solnedgang”, step by step
solnedgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål søl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søl | mess, spill, something splashed or splattered;... |
| 2 | Latin | solūtiō | The act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |