Where does “allehelgensdag” come from?
allehelgensdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dag, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
allehelgensdag (Norwegian Bokmål): All Saints' Day
Definitions
- All Saints' Day
Ancestry of “allehelgensdag”, step by step
allehelgensdag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dag | a day; the period of time between sunrise and... |
| 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 Norwegian Bokmål all
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | all | all |
| 2 | Old Norse | allr | all, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Norwegian Bokmål helgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | helgen | saint |