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Where does “söndag” come from?

söndag (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sunnodagher, from Old Norse sunnudagr, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

söndag (Swedish): Sunday. The seventh day of the week

Definitions

  1. Sunday. The seventh day of the week

Ancestry of “söndag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsunnodagher—
2Old NorsesunnudagrSunday
3Old Saxonsunnundag—
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “söndag”

  • adventssöndag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →