Where does “skeppingsdag” come from?
skeppingsdag (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.
skeppingsdag (Afrikaans): one of the seven days of creation
Definitions
- one of the seven days of creation
Ancestry of “skeppingsdag”, step by step
skeppingsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | dag | a day; hello!; bye-bye! |
| 2 | Dutch | dag | day; daytime; ! |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dach | day |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dag | day |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Afrikaans skepping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | skepping | — |