Where does “dagslønn” come from?

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

dagslønn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a daily wage or day's wage

Definitions

  1. a daily wage or day's wage

Ancestry of “dagslønn”, step by step

dagslønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Norwegian Nynorsk lønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklønna maple; salary, wage
2Old Norsehlynrmaple
3Proto-Germanichlunizmaple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →