Where does “påskafton” come from?

påskafton (Swedish) comes from Swedish afton, from Old Swedish aptan, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

påskafton (Swedish): Holy Saturday, Easter Eve Saturday immediately after Good Friday

Definitions

  1. Holy Saturday, Easter Eve Saturday immediately after Good Friday

Ancestry of “påskafton”, step by step

påskafton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish afton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishaftonafternoon, evening; eve
2Old Swedishaptanafternoon, evening
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Swedish påsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpåskPassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →