Where does “páskahelgi” come from?
páskahelgi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Helgi, from Old Norse helgi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
páskahelgi (Icelandic): Easter weekend
Definitions
- Easter weekend
Ancestry of “páskahelgi”, step by step
páskahelgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Helgi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Helgi | weekend; more generally, two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday |
| 2 | Old Norse | helgi | holiness; security, immunity; weak masculine... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |