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

  1. Easter Sunday

Ancestry of “påskedag”, step by step

påskedag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish påske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishpåskePassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Danish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “påskedag”

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