Where does “páskaöld” come from?

páskaöld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic páskar, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

páskaöld (Icelandic): the Paschal cycle

Definitions

  1. the Paschal cycle

Ancestry of “páskaöld”, step by step

páskaöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic páskar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicpáskarEaster
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Icelandic öld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöldage; century
2Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
3Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →