Where does “tredjedagsfrossa” come from?

tredjedagsfrossa (Swedish) comes from Swedish tredje, from Old Swedish þriþi, from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

tredjedagsfrossa (Swedish): tertian

Definitions

  1. tertian

Ancestry of “tredjedagsfrossa”, step by step

tredjedagsfrossa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tredje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtredjethird
2Old Swedishþriþithird
3Old Norseþriðithird
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Swedish frossa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrossashivering with chills (while having fever)
2Swedishfrysafeel cold, to the point of discomfort; freeze; to...
3Old Swedishfrȳsato freeze
4Old Norsefrjósato freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

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 tréyes →