Where does “vårfrudag” come from?
vårfrudag (Swedish) comes from Swedish fru, from Old Swedish frugha, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vårfrudag (Swedish): Lady Day, Feast of the Annunciation
Definitions
- Lady Day, Feast of the Annunciation
Ancestry of “vårfrudag”, step by step
vårfrudag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fru | lady; wife; married woman; Mrs; title used before... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frugha | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frūa | lady |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish vår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vår | our; belonging to us; spring; the season between... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 4 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |