Where does “Vertagung” come from?
Vertagung (German) comes from German vertagen, from German tag, from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz — to burn; warm, hot.
Vertagung (German): adjournment, postponement
Definitions
- adjournment, postponement
Ancestry of “Vertagung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vertagen | To adjourn, postpone, defer |
| 2 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 3 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 4 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 5 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 6 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |