Where does “middagsbord” come from?

middagsbord (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.

middagsbord (Danish): dinner table

Definitions

  1. dinner table

Ancestry of “middagsbord”, step by step

middagsbord 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 bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbordtable, desk; plank; imperative of borde
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →