Where does “laugōz dagaz” come from?

laugōz dagaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

laugōz dagaz (Proto-Germanic): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “laugōz dagaz”, step by step

laugōz dagaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic laugō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Proto-Germanic dagaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →