Where does “solskinn” come from?

solskinn (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.

solskinn (Norwegian Bokmål): sunshine

Definitions

  1. sunshine

Ancestry of “solskinn”, step by step

solskinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsølmess, spill, something splashed or splattered;...
2LatinsolūtiōThe act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Norwegian Bokmål skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskinnskin; hide, fur; leather
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-