Where does “påskedag” come from?

påskedag (Danish) comes from Danish påske, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

påskedag (Danish): Easter Sunday

Definitions

Easter Sunday

Ancestry of “påskedag”, step by step

påskedag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish påske

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	påske	Passover; Easter
2	Old Norse	páskar	—
3	Medieval Latin	pascha	—
4	Ancient Greek	Πάσχα	Easter
5	Aramaic	פסחא	—
6	Hebrew	פֶּסַח	Passover

via Danish dag

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	dag	day
2	Old Danish	dagh	—
3	Old Norse	dagr	a day; days, times
4	Proto-Germanic	dagaz	day; name of the D-rune
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰegʷʰ-	to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “påskedag”

første påskedag

Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →