Where does “annandag” come from?

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

annandag (Swedish): the second day of a holiday

Definitions

  1. the second day of a holiday

Ancestry of “annandag”, step by step

annandag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDaga day
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish annan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishannanother
2Old Swedishannarsecond; other
3Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
4Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →