Where does “solstråle” come from?

solstråle (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.

solstråle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sunbeam, ray from the sun, ray of sunlight

Definitions

  1. a sunbeam, ray from the sun, ray of sunlight

Ancestry of “solstråle”, step by step

solstråle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksolsun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl
2Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
3EnglishSolThe Sun, the star orbited by the Earth
4Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
5Latinsolidumsolid
6Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
7Proto-Italicsoliðos
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Norwegian Nynorsk stråle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstrålea ray; to shine, beam, radiate
2Middle Dutchstrâlearrow
3Old Dutchstrāla
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Italic soliðos