Where does “Betdaag” come from?

Betdaag (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German daag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Betdaag (Pennsylvania German): Thanksgiving

Definitions

  1. Thanksgiving

Ancestry of “Betdaag”, step by step

Betdaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German daag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germandaagday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Pennsylvania German Bet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanBetpray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →