Where does “miðvikudagur” come from?
miðvikudagur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dagur, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
miðvikudagur (Icelandic): Wednesday
Definitions
- Wednesday
Ancestry of “miðvikudagur”, step by step
miðvikudagur traces back through 3 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 vika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vika | week |
| 2 | Old Norse | víka | week |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |
via Icelandic mið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mið | middle |