Where does “sydsken” come from?

sydsken (Swedish) comes from Swedish sken, from Swedish skena, from Old Swedish skena.

sydsken (Swedish): (an instance of) southern lights

Definitions

  1. (an instance of) southern lights

Ancestry of “sydsken”, step by step

sydsken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskenan appearance; guise; a light; bolting
2Swedishskenaa rail
3Old Swedishskena—

via Swedish syd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsydtowards south, southward; south; one of the four...
Every word from Old Swedish skena →Every word from Swedish skena →Every word from Swedish sken →