Where does “dag” come from?

dag (Faroese) comes from Faroese dagur, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dag (Faroese): accusative singular of dagur

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of dagur

Ancestry of “dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedagurday, the time between sunrise and sunset;...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →