Where does “middagur” come from?

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

middagur (Faroese): midday, noon

Definitions

  1. midday, noon

Ancestry of “middagur”, step by step

middagur 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 miður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemiðurmid, center
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →
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