Where does “páskavist” come from?

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

páskavist (Icelandic): stay during Easter

Definitions

  1. stay during Easter

Ancestry of “páskavist”, step by step

páskavist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic páskar

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

via Icelandic vist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviststay; abode
2Old Norsevista stay; an abode; food, provisions
3Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →