Where does “juledag” come from?

juledag (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.

juledag (Danish): Christmas Day

Definitions

  1. Christmas Day

Ancestry of “juledag”, step by step

juledag 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 Jul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJulChristmas the time around 25 December
2Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
3Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
4Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “juledag”

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