Where does “langfredag” come from?

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

langfredag (Norwegian Nynorsk): Good Friday

Definitions

  1. Good Friday

Ancestry of “langfredag”, step by step

langfredag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fredag

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Latin Veneris →Every word from Latin dīēs Veneris →Every word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag →