Where does “dager” come from?

dager (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Catalan daguer, from Catalan daga, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

dager (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of dag

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of dag

Ancestry of “dager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandaguerknifesmith, cutler
2Catalandagadagger
3Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
4Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
5LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
6Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Words derived from “dager”

Every word from Ancient Greek Δάοι →