Where does “på dagen” come from?

på dagen (Danish) comes from Danish på, from Latin pavo, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Ancestry of “på dagen”, step by step

på dagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Danish dagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagendefinite singular of dag
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pavo →Every word from Danish på →