Where does “swyltdæg” come from?

swyltdæg (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.

swyltdæg (Old English): deathday

Definitions

  1. deathday

Ancestry of “swyltdæg”, step by step

swyltdæg 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 swylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswyltdeath, destruction
2Proto-Germanicswultizstarvation, death, hunger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →