Where does “valborgsmässoafton” come from?
valborgsmässoafton (Swedish) comes from Swedish mässa, from Old Norse messa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
valborgsmässoafton (Swedish): Walpurgis night
Definitions
- Walpurgis night
Ancestry of “valborgsmässoafton”, step by step
valborgsmässoafton traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mässa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mässa | a mass; an exhibition, an expo; to mass, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | messa | mass, church service; to say mass |
| 3 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Swedish afton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | afton | afternoon, evening; eve |
| 2 | Old Swedish | aptan | afternoon, evening |
| 3 | Old Norse | aptann | an evening |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via Swedish Valborg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Valborg | Walpurga (saint) |