Where does “god formiddag” come from?

god formiddag (Danish) comes from Danish formiddag, 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.

god formiddag (Danish): good forenoon; used after early morning (see god morgen), between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m

Definitions

  1. good forenoon; used after early morning (see god morgen), between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m

Ancestry of “god formiddag”, step by step

god formiddag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish formiddag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishformiddagforenoon, morning
2Danishmiddagmidday, noon; dinner, supper; lunch
3Danishdagday
4Old Danishdagh—
5Old Norsedagra day; days, times
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Danish god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgodgood
2Old Danishgoþærgood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →