Where does “fredagskväll” come from?

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

fredagskväll (Swedish): a Friday evening

Definitions

  1. a Friday evening

Ancestry of “fredagskväll”, step by step

fredagskväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fredag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishfredagFriday. The fifth day of the week
2Old NorsefrjádagrFriday
3Old Saxonfrīadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
5Latindīēs VenerisFriday
6LatinVeneris—

via Swedish kväll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishkvällAn evening
2Old Swedishquæld—
3Old Norsekveldevening
4Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Latin Veneris →Every word from Latin dīēs Veneris →Every word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag →