Where does “gårsdag” come from?

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

gårsdag (Norwegian Nynorsk): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “gårsdag”, step by step

gårsdag 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 går

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåryesterday; present of gå
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →