Where does “kvelding” come from?

kvelding (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kveld, from Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kvelding (Norwegian Nynorsk): dusk

Definitions

  1. dusk

Ancestry of “kvelding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkveldan evening
2Old Norsekveldevening
3Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →Every word from Old Norse kveld →