Where does “kveld” come from?

kveld (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kveld (Old Norse): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “kveld”, step by step

kveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kwildiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Proto-Germanic kweldą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickweldą—

Words derived from “kveld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →