Where does “gårsdag” come from?

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

gårsdag (Danish): yesterday, the previous day; the past

Definitions

  1. yesterday, the previous day; the past

Ancestry of “gårsdag”, step by step

gårsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish går

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgåri går; gårs dato; present of gå
2Old Norsegāʀ—
3Proto-Germanicgēzyesterday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →