Where does “valgdag” come from?
valgdag (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.
valgdag (Norwegian Bokmål): election day, polling day
Definitions
- election day, polling day
Ancestry of “valgdag”, step by step
valgdag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 Danish valg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | valg | choice; election |
| 2 | Old Norse | val | choice |
| 3 | Old Norse | valr | the dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via Norwegian Bokmål valg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | valg | election; choice |