Where does “valborgarmessa” come from?
valborgarmessa (Faroese) comes from Faroese messa, from Old Norse messa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
valborgarmessa (Faroese): the feast day of St. Walpurga
Definitions
- the feast day of St. Walpurga
Ancestry of “valborgarmessa”, step by step
valborgarmessa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese messa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | messa | mass, service; holiday; mess |
| 2 | Old Norse | messa | mass, church service; to say mass |
| 3 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Faroese Valborg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | Valborg | Walpurga |