Where does “helg” come from?

helg (Swedish) comes from Old Norse helgr, from Proto-Germanic hailagijō.

helg (Swedish): a holiday; a weekend

Definitions

  1. a holiday; a weekend

Ancestry of “helg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehelgrholiday, festival
2Proto-Germanichailagijō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagijō →Every word from Old Norse helgr →
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