Where does “sjusovardag” come from?

sjusovardag (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjusovare, from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ.

sjusovardag (Swedish): National Sleepy Head Day or Seven Sleepers' Day

Definitions

  1. National Sleepy Head Day or Seven Sleepers' Day

Ancestry of “sjusovardag”, step by step

sjusovardag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sjusovare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishsjusovareA person who sleeps until late in the morning,...
2Swedishsjuseven
3Old Swedishsiuseven
4Old Norsesjauseven
5Dutchdriethree
6Middle Dutchdriethree
7Old Dutchthrīe
8Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
9Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
10Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via Swedish Dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDaga day
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ