Where does “nine-day wonder” come from?

nine-day wonder (English) comes from English Day, from Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

nine-day wonder (English): Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned

Definitions

  1. Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned

Ancestry of “nine-day wonder”, step by step

nine-day wonder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Day

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDayderived from a medieval diminutive of David
2Middle Englishdayday; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period
3Old Englishdæġday, daytime
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via English Wonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWonderAny of the Wonders of the World
2Middle Englishwondermarvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event
3Old Englishwundormiracle, wonder, marvel
4Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
5Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via English nine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
2Middle Englishnynnine
3Old Englishniġonnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-