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
- a daydream
Ancestry of “dagdrøm”, step by step
dagdrøm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål drøm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | drøm | a dream; imperative of drømme |
| 2 | Danish | drøm | dream; imperative of drømme |
| 3 | Old Norse | draumr | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Danish dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | dag | day |
| 2 | Old Danish | dagh | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Norwegian Bokmål dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dag | a day; the period of time between sunrise and... |