Where does “vardagsliv” come from?
vardagsliv (Swedish) comes from Swedish vardag, from Swedish vår, from Old Swedish var, from Old Norse vár, from Old Norse vás, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
vardagsliv (Swedish): everyday life
Definitions
- everyday life
Ancestry of “vardagsliv”, step by step
vardagsliv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vardag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vardag | weekday |
| 2 | Swedish | vår | our; belonging to us; spring; the season between... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 5 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
via Swedish liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |