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
Ancestry of “kvelding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kveld | an evening |
| 2 | Old Norse | kveld | evening |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwildiz | dying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |