Where does “aprilspøk” come from?

aprilspøk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål april, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

aprilspøk (Norwegian Bokmål): April fool

Definitions

  1. April fool

Ancestry of “aprilspøk”, step by step

aprilspøk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål april

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålaprilApril fourth month of the Gregorian calendar
2LatinAprīlisOf April
3Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
4Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus

via Norwegian Bokmål spøk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspøka joke
2Low Germanspoken—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη →Every word from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 →Every word from Latin Aprīlis →