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Where does “bolludagur” come from?

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

bolludagur (Icelandic): a traditional holiday in Iceland two days before...

Definitions

  1. a traditional holiday in Iceland two days before...

Ancestry of “bolludagur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdagura day
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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