Where does “tisdagskväll” come from?

tisdagskväll (Swedish) comes from Swedish tisdag, from Old Swedish tisdagher, from Old Norse týsdagr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dag, from Latin dīēs Martis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

tisdagskväll (Swedish): a Tuesday evening

Definitions

  1. a Tuesday evening

Ancestry of “tisdagskväll”, step by step

tisdagskväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tisdag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtisdagTuesday (now generally considered the second day of the week in non-religious contexts in Sweden)
2Old SwedishtisdagherTuesday
3Old NorsetýsdagrTuesday
4Proto-Germanic*Tīwas dag—
5Latindīēs MartisTuesday
6LatindiēsA day, particularly
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Swedish kväll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishkvällAn evening
2Old Swedishquæld—
3Old Norsekveldevening
4Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →