Where does “restendæg” come from?

restendæg (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.

restendæg (Old English): a day of rest; Sabbath

Definitions

  1. a day of rest; Sabbath

Ancestry of “restendæg”, step by step

restendæg 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 rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrestrest; resting place; bed
2Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →
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