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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjusovare | A person who sleeps until late in the morning,... |
| 2 | Swedish | sju | seven |
| 3 | Old Swedish | siu | seven |
| 4 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 5 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 7 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |