Where does “kveldsrøde” come from?
kveldsrøde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål røde, from Old Norse rǿða, from Proto-Germanic rōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂roh₁dʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
kveldsrøde (Norwegian Nynorsk): the red color in the sky by sunset
Definitions
- the red color in the sky by sunset
Ancestry of “kveldsrøde”, step by step
kveldsrøde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål røde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | røde | definite singular of rød; plural of rød |
| 2 | Old Norse | rǿða | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōdijaną | to speak, talk about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂roh₁dʰéyeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |