Where does “Feierdag” come from?

Feierdag (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish dag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Feierdag (Luxembourgish): public holiday

Definitions

  1. public holiday

Ancestry of “Feierdag”, step by step

Feierdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdagday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Luxembourgish Feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFeierfire; celebration
2Middle High Germanvirecelebration
3Old High Germanfīracelebration
4Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →