Where does “miðdagur” come from?
miðdagur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dagur, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
miðdagur (Icelandic): noon, midday
Definitions
- noon, midday
Ancestry of “miðdagur”, step by step
miðdagur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic dagur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | dagur | a day |
| 2 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Icelandic mið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mið | middle |