Where does “formiddag” come from?

formiddag (Danish) comes from Danish middag, from Danish dag, from Old Danish dagh, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

formiddag (Danish): forenoon, morning

Definitions

  1. forenoon, morning

Ancestry of “formiddag”, step by step

formiddag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish middag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmiddagmidday, noon; dinner, supper; lunch
2Danishdagday
3Old Danishdagh—
4Old Norsedagra day; days, times
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Danish før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “formiddag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →