Where does “lördagskväll” come from?

lördagskväll (Swedish) comes from Swedish lördag, from Old Swedish løghardagher, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lördagskväll (Swedish): a Saturday evening

Definitions

  1. a Saturday evening

Ancestry of “lördagskväll”, step by step

lördagskväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lördag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishlördagSaturday. The sixth day of the week
2Old SwedishløghardagherSaturday. The sixth day of the week
3Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
4Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

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 Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →