Where does “dygn” come from?

dygn (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dygn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic dōgin-, from Proto-Germanic dōg-, from Proto-Germanic dōgaz — daily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a...

dygn (Swedish): day, nychthemeron; day

Definitions

  1. day, nychthemeron; day

Ancestry of “dygn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdygn—
2Old Norsedœgn—
3Proto-Germanicdōgin-—
4Proto-Germanicdōg-A stem meaning "day"
5Proto-Germanicdōgazdaily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a...

Words derived from “dygn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgin- →