Where does “solsken” come from?

solsken (Swedish) comes from Swedish söl, from Old Swedish sōl, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

solsken (Swedish): sunshine

Definitions

  1. sunshine

Ancestry of “solsken”, step by step

solsken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsöllingering, sluttery, gluttony
2Old Swedishsōlsun
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl—

via Swedish sken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskenan appearance; guise; a light; bolting
2Swedishskenaa rail
3Old Swedishskena—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sōl →Every word from Old Norse sól →Every word from Old Swedish sōl →