Where does “páskafriður” come from?

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

páskafriður (Icelandic): Truce of God around Easter feuding being prohibited by the Church from the last Sunday before Lent until the 8th day of Easter

Definitions

  1. Truce of God around Easter feuding being prohibited by the Church from the last Sunday before Lent until the 8th day of Easter

Ancestry of “páskafriður”, step by step

páskafriður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic páskar

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

via Icelandic friður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfriðurpeace; tranquility
2Old Norsefriðrpeace
3Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα
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