Where does “rouwdag” come from?

rouwdag (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.

rouwdag (Dutch): day of mourning

Definitions

  1. day of mourning

Ancestry of “rouwdag”, step by step

rouwdag 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 rouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrouwmourning; sorrow, grief
2Middle Dutchrouwe—
3Old Dutchreuwa—
4Proto-West Germanichreuwuregret
5Proto-Germanichrewwōpain, sadness, regret, repentance
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →