Where does “Dag” come from?

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

Dag (Swedish): a day

Definitions

  1. a day

Ancestry of “Dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdagherday
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “Dag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →