Where does “påskedag” come from?

påskedag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk påske, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

påskedag (Norwegian Nynorsk): første påskedag - Easter Sunday; andre påskedag -...

Definitions

  1. første påskedag - Easter Sunday; andre påskedag -...

Ancestry of “påskedag”, step by step

påskedag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk påske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskpåskePassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Norwegian Nynorsk dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →