Where does “bröllopsdag” come from?

bröllopsdag (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.

bröllopsdag (Swedish): (anniversary of a) wedding day

Definitions

  1. (anniversary of a) wedding day

Ancestry of “bröllopsdag”, step by step

bröllopsdag 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 bröllop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbröllopwedding
2Old Norsebrúðhlaup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →