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

langfredag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fredag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålfredagFriday
2Old NorsefrjádagrFriday
3Old Saxonfrīadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
5Latindīēs VenerisFriday
6LatinVeneris—

via Norwegian Bokmål lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållanglong; tall
Every word from Latin Veneris →Every word from Latin dīēs Veneris →Every word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag →