Where does “laugardagr” come from?
laugardagr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
laugardagr (Old Norse): Saturday
Ancestry of “laugardagr”, step by step
laugardagr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse laug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Old Norse dagr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “laugardagr”