Where does “år og dag” come from?

år og dag (Danish) comes from Danish og, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

år og dag (Danish): for a (very) long time

Definitions

  1. for a (very) long time

Ancestry of “år og dag”, step by step

år og dag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish og

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishogand; also
2Old Norseokand; also, too; yoke
3Old Norsesváso
4Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
5Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

via Danish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåryear
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Danish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →