Where does “mørketid” come from?

mørketid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tid, from Old Norse tíðr, from Proto-Germanic tīdijaz, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

mørketid (Norwegian Nynorsk): polar night, winter darkness

Definitions

  1. polar night, winter darkness

Ancestry of “mørketid”, step by step

mørketid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktidtime; an age or era
2Old Norsetíðrfrequent, usual; often spoke of, noted, famous;...
3Proto-Germanictīdijazfrequent, often
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Norwegian Nynorsk mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →
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