Where does “langafríggjadagur” come from?

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

langafríggjadagur (Faroese): Good Friday

Definitions

  1. Good Friday

Ancestry of “langafríggjadagur”, step by step

langafríggjadagur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fríggjadagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesefríggjadagurFriday
2Old NorsefrjádagrFriday
3Old Saxonfrīadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
5Latindīēs VenerisFriday
6LatinVeneris—

via Faroese langur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselangurlong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Latin Veneris →Every word from Latin dīēs Veneris →Every word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag →