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Where does “dag” come from?

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

dag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a day; the period of time between sunrise and...

Definitions

  1. a day; the period of time between sunrise and...

Ancestry of “dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedagra day; days, times
2Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dag”

  • årsdag
  • dagslys
  • dagsaktuell
  • påskedag
  • merkedag
  • nasjonaldag
  • dagbok
  • juledag
  • kvardagsliv
  • kvardag
  • morsdag
  • dagstur
  • dagsavis
  • nyttårsdag
  • gårsdag
  • fridag
  • dagtid
  • fødselsdag
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