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Where does “Ouschterdag” come from?

Ouschterdag (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.

Ouschterdag (Luxembourgish): Easter Day, Easter Sunday

Definitions

  1. Easter Day, Easter Sunday

Ancestry of “Ouschterdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdag—
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
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