Where does “middagskvild” come from?
middagskvild (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvild, from Old Norse hvíld, from Old Norse hvíla, from Proto-Germanic hwīlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
middagskvild (Norwegian Nynorsk): a nap taken after eating dinner – siesta
Definitions
- a nap taken after eating dinner – siesta
Ancestry of “middagskvild”, step by step
middagskvild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kvild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kvild | a rest, repose |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvíld | rest, repose; pause; inflection of hvíla: ## past... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvíla | bed; to rest; to lie, rest, sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlāną | to rest, to pause, to take a break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk middag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | middag | dinner; noon, midday |
| 2 | Old Norse | miðdagr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | miðr | middle; comparative degree of lítt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |