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Where does “sæterndæg” come from?

sæterndæg (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.

sæterndæg (Old English): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “sæterndæg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sæterndæg”

  • Saturday
  • Sat
  • Saturdaying
  • Sa
  • Small Business Saturday
  • Saterday
  • sæterdæg
  • Sarere
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