Where does “døgn” come from?

døgn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish døgn, from Old Swedish døghn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic dōgin-, from Proto-Germanic dōg-, from Proto-Germanic dōgaz — daily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a...

døgn (Norwegian Bokmål): the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to...

Definitions

  1. the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to...

Ancestry of “døgn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdøgnday - the 24 hour period stretching from midnight...
2Old Swedishdøghn—
3Old Norsedœgn—
4Proto-Germanicdōgin-—
5Proto-Germanicdōg-A stem meaning "day"
6Proto-Germanicdōgazdaily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a...

Words derived from “døgn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgin- →