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
Ancestry of “dygn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | dygn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dœgn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōgin- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōg- | A stem meaning "day" |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōgaz | daily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a... |
Words derived from “dygn”