Where does “lördag” come from?
lördag (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish løghardagher, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lördag (Swedish): Saturday. The sixth day of the week
Definitions
- Saturday. The sixth day of the week
Ancestry of “lördag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | løghardagher | Saturday. The sixth day of the week |
| 2 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |