Where does “Dagný” come from?
Dagný (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Dagný, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Ancestry of “Dagný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Dagný | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |