Where does “den dagen, den sorgen” come from?
den dagen, den sorgen (Swedish) comes from Swedish den, from Old Swedish þæn, from Old Swedish sā(r), from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
den dagen, den sorgen (Swedish): there's no point in worrying today about something bad that might or will happen in the future, (roughly) we'll cross that bridge when we get to it
Definitions
- there's no point in worrying today about something bad that might or will happen in the future, (roughly) we'll cross that bridge when we get to it
Ancestry of “den dagen, den sorgen”, step by step
den dagen, den sorgen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish den
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | den | it; that; the |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þæn | that |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sā(r) | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sá | this, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Swedish dagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dagen |
via Swedish sorgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sorgen |