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Where does “fríggjadagur” come from?

fríggjadagur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse frjádagr, from Old Saxon frīadag, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.

fríggjadagur (Faroese): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “fríggjadagur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsefrjádagrFriday
2Old Saxonfrīadag—
3Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
4Latindīēs Veneris—
5LatinVeneris—

Words derived from “fríggjadagur”

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