Where does “lillelördag” come from?
lillelördag (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.
lillelördag (Swedish): A day in the middle of the week, usually Wednesday, during which the servants had time off
Definitions
- A day in the middle of the week, usually Wednesday, during which the servants had time off
Ancestry of “lillelördag”, step by step
lillelördag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lördag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lördag | Saturday. The sixth day of the week |
| 2 | Old Swedish | løghardagher | Saturday. The sixth day of the week |
| 3 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 4 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Swedish lille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lille |