Where does “hverdagsspråk” come from?

hverdagsspråk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hverdag, from Danish dag, from Old Danish dagh, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

hverdagsspråk (Norwegian Bokmål): everyday language

Definitions

  1. everyday language

Ancestry of “hverdagsspråk”, step by step

hverdagsspråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hverdag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhverdagweekday, working day
2Danishdagday
3Old Danishdagh
4Old Norsedagra day; days, times
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Norwegian Bokmål språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspråklanguage
2Middle Low Germansprake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dagazEvery word from Old Norse dagr
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