Where does “hádegi” come from?

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

hádegi (Icelandic): forenoon; the start of the fifth of the eight eyktir

Definitions

  1. forenoon; the start of the fifth of the eight eyktir

Ancestry of “hádegi”, step by step

hádegi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic hár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichárhigh; tall; hair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “hádegi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →