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Where does “langfredag” come from?

langfredag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fredag, from Old Norse frjádagr, from Old Saxon frīadag, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.

langfredag (Norwegian Bokmål): Good Friday

Definitions

  1. Good Friday

Ancestry of “langfredag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålfredagFriday
2Old NorsefrjádagrFriday
3Old Saxonfrīadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
5Latindīēs Veneris—
6LatinVeneris—
Every word from Latin Veneris →