Where does “søndag” come from?
søndag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søndag, 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 — sun.
søndag (Norwegian Nynorsk): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “søndag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søndag | Sunday |
| 2 | Danish | søndag | Sunday |
| 3 | Old Danish | sundagh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sunnudagr | Sunday |
| 5 | Old Saxon | sunnundag | Sunday |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 7 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 8 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |