Where does “dagpeningur” come from?

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

dagpeningur (Faroese): daily allowance

Definitions

  1. daily allowance

Ancestry of “dagpeningur”, step by step

dagpeningur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese dagur

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

via Faroese peningur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesepeningurmoney; penny
2Old Norsepeningr—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →