Where does “søndag” come from?

søndag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish søndag, from Old Danish sundagh, from Old Norse sunnudagr, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

søndag (Norwegian Bokmål): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “søndag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsøndagSunday
2Old Danishsundagh
3Old NorsesunnudagrSunday
4Old SaxonsunnundagSunday
5Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag
6Latindies Solissun's day
7Latinsōl
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “søndag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Latin sōlEvery word from Latin dies Solis