Where does “daggarmark” come from?

daggarmark (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dögg, from Old Norse dǫgg, from Proto-Germanic dawwō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

daggarmark (Icelandic): dew point

Definitions

  1. dew point

Ancestry of “daggarmark”, step by step

daggarmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dögg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdöggdew
2Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
3Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawwō →Every word from Old Norse dǫgg →
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