Where does “solnedgang” come from?
solnedgang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.
solnedgang (Norwegian Nynorsk): sunset; time of sunset
Definitions
- sunset; time of sunset
Ancestry of “solnedgang”, step by step
solnedgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sol | sun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl |
| 2 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 3 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 4 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 5 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Norwegian Nynorsk nedgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nedgang | decline; decrease; descent |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gang | hall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle |
| 3 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |