Where does “kijkdag” come from?

kijkdag (Dutch) comes 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.

kijkdag (Dutch): a day when a good for sale (notably real estate) is accessible to be viewed, inspected by potential buyers

Definitions

  1. a day when a good for sale (notably real estate) is accessible to be viewed, inspected by potential buyers

Ancestry of “kijkdag”, step by step

kijkdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Dutch kijken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkento look
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan—
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →