Where does “hverdag” come from?
hverdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish dag, from Old Danish dagh, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
hverdag (Norwegian Bokmål): weekday, working day
Ancestry of “hverdag”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “hverdag”