Where does “lørdag” come from?
lørdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lørdag, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lørdag (Norwegian Bokmål): Saturday
Definitions
- Saturday
Ancestry of “lørdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lørdag | Saturday |
| 2 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |