Where does “dagur” come from?

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

dagur (Faroese): day, the time between sunrise and sunset;...

Definitions

  1. day, the time between sunrise and sunset;...

Ancestry of “dagur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedagra day; days, times
2Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dagur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →