Where does “tunglskin” come from?

tunglskin (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skin, from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

tunglskin (Old Norse): moonlight

Definitions

  1. moonlight

Ancestry of “tunglskin”, step by step

tunglskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskinshine
2Old Norseskínato shine
3Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Old Norse tungl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetunglmoon
2Proto-Germanictungląluminary, orb; heavenly body, star
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Old Norse skína →