Where does “onsdagskväll” come from?
onsdagskväll (Swedish) comes from Swedish onsdag, from Old Swedish oþinsdagher, from Old Norse óðinsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dag, from Latin diēs Mercuriī, from Sanskrit सौम्यवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
onsdagskväll (Swedish): a Wednesday evening
Definitions
- a Wednesday evening
Ancestry of “onsdagskväll”, step by step
onsdagskväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish onsdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | onsdag | Wednesday. The third day of the week |
| 2 | Old Swedish | oþinsdagher | Wednesday |
| 3 | Old Norse | óðinsdagr | Wednesday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Wōdanas dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |