Where does “måndagskväll” come from?

måndagskväll (Swedish) comes from Swedish måndag, from Old Swedish mānadagher, from Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

måndagskväll (Swedish): a Monday evening

Definitions

  1. a Monday evening

Ancestry of “måndagskväll”, step by step

måndagskväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish måndag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmåndagMonday. The first day of the week
2Old SwedishmānadagherMonday
3Old NorsemánadagrMonday
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies LūnaeMonday
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

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 Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →