Where does “gefeohtdæg” come from?

gefeohtdæg (Old English) comes from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

gefeohtdæg (Old English): day of battle

Definitions

  1. day of battle

Ancestry of “gefeohtdæg”, step by step

gefeohtdæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dæġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdæġday, daytime
2Proto-West Germanicdagday
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Old English ġefeoht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefeohtbattle, war
2Proto-Germanicgafehtąfight, struggle
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →