Where does “fruntimmersveckan” come from?
fruntimmersveckan (Swedish) comes from Swedish vecka, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
fruntimmersveckan (Swedish): seven days between 18 and 24 July where every day (except the first) is a female name day
Definitions
- seven days between 18 and 24 July where every day (except the first) is a female name day
Ancestry of “fruntimmersveckan”, step by step
fruntimmersveckan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vecka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vecka | a week, a period of 7 days; a numbered period,... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish fruntimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fruntimmer | a woman, a lady |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrouwentimmer | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrouwe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |