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

sæterndæg 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 sætern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsætern—
2LatinSāturnusSaturn god of fertility and agriculture
3Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →