Where does “kvällning” come from?

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

kvällning (Swedish): nightfall

Definitions

  1. nightfall

Ancestry of “kvällning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishkvällAn evening
2Old Swedishquæld—
3Old Norsekveldevening
4Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →Every word from Old Norse kveld →