Where does “bekeringsdagen” come from?
bekeringsdagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch dagen, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
bekeringsdagen (Dutch): Ten Days of Repentance the period of ten days between the Jewish holidays of Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur
Definitions
- Ten Days of Repentance the period of ten days between the Jewish holidays of Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur
Ancestry of “bekeringsdagen”, step by step
bekeringsdagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dagen | to dawn; to light, illuminate, color by lighting;... |
| 2 | Dutch | dag | day; daytime; ! |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dach | day |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dag | day |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Dutch bekering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bekering | religious conversion |