Where does “eendag” come from?

eendag (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans dag, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

eendag (Afrikaans): once, one day

Definitions

  1. once, one day

Ancestry of “eendag”, step by step

eendag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansdaga day; hello!; bye-bye!
2Dutchdagday; daytime; !
3Middle Dutchdachday
4Old Dutchdagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Afrikaans een

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanseenone
2Dutchéénone
3Middle Dutchêena indefinite article
4Old Dutchēn—
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →