Where does “goddag” come from?

goddag (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.

goddag (Danish): good day

Definitions

  1. good day

Ancestry of “goddag”, step by step

goddag 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 goð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoðgood
2Old Danishgoþærgood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “goddag”

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