Where does “fettisdag” come from?
fettisdag (Swedish) comes from Swedish tisdag, from Old Swedish tisdagher, from Old Norse týsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dag, from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
fettisdag (Swedish): Shrove Tuesday the Tuesday before Lent
Definitions
- Shrove Tuesday the Tuesday before Lent
Ancestry of “fettisdag”, step by step
fettisdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tisdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tisdag | Tuesday (now generally considered the second day of the week in non-religious contexts in Sweden) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tisdagher | Tuesday |
| 3 | Old Norse | týsdagr | Tuesday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Tīwas dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīēs Martis | Tuesday |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |