Where does “dagdrøm” come from?

dagdrøm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drøm, from Danish drøm, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dagdrøm (Norwegian Bokmål): a daydream

Definitions

  1. a daydream

Ancestry of “dagdrøm”, step by step

dagdrøm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål drøm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldrøma dream; imperative of drømme
2Danishdrømdream; imperative of drømme
3Old Norsedraumrdream
4Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
5Proto-Germanicdraugmaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Danish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Norwegian Bokmål dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos