Where does “dagöppning” come from?
dagöppning (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.
dagöppning (Swedish): a surface opening (to a mine)
Definitions
- a surface opening (to a mine)
Ancestry of “dagöppning”, step by step
dagöppning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Dag | a day |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dagher | day |
| 3 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Swedish öppning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öppning | opening (act of opening or an opening in something, general sense similar to English) |