Where does “vårsol” come from?
vårsol (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.
vårsol (Norwegian Nynorsk): springtime sun, springtime sunshine
Definitions
- springtime sun, springtime sunshine
Ancestry of “vårsol”, step by step
vårsol 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 vår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vår | our; ours; spring |
| 2 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 3 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |