Where does “dagr” come from?

dagr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dagr (Old Norse): a day; days, times

Definitions

  1. a day; days, times

Ancestry of “dagr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dagr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →