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Where does “søndag” come from?

søndag (Danish) comes from Old Danish sundagh, from Old Norse sunnudagr, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

søndag (Danish): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “søndag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsundagh—
2Old NorsesunnudagrSunday
3Old Saxonsunnundag—
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →