Where does “midnattssol” come from?
midnattssol (Swedish) comes from Swedish midnatt, from Swedish nätt, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.
midnattssol (Swedish): midnight sun
Definitions
- midnight sun
Ancestry of “midnattssol”, step by step
midnattssol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish midnatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | midnatt | midnight |
| 2 | Swedish | nätt | pretty |
| 3 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 6 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 9 | Cebuano | -hi | — |