Where does “lørdag” come from?

lørdag (Danish) comes from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lørdag (Danish): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “lørdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
2Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
3Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lørdag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →