Where does “leygardagur” come from?
leygardagur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
leygardagur (Faroese): Saturday
Ancestry of “leygardagur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 2 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |