Where does “dagdraumur” come from?

dagdraumur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic draumur, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dagdraumur (Icelandic): daydream

Definitions

  1. daydream

Ancestry of “dagdraumur”, step by step

dagdraumur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic draumur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdraumurdream
2Old Norsedraumrdream
3Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
4Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Icelandic dagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdagura day
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →