Etymology

Twilight of the Gods

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German Götterdämmerung
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  1. German · derived fromGötterdämmerung“the twilight of the gods”
  2. English todayTwilight of the Gods

From German Götterdämmerung (“the twilight of the gods”); by erroneously translating Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”), misconstrued as ragnarøkkr (“the twilight of the gods”).

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