Where does “soloppgang” come from?
soloppgang (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.
soloppgang (Norwegian Nynorsk): sunrise
Ancestry of “soloppgang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sol | sun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl |
| 2 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 3 | English | Sol | — |
| 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 |