Where does “dygna” come from?

dygna (Swedish) comes from Swedish dygn, 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...

dygna (Swedish): To stay awake for twenty-four hours

Definitions

  1. To stay awake for twenty-four hours

Ancestry of “dygna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdygnday, nychthemeron; day
2Old Swedishdygn—
3Old Norsedœgn—
4Proto-Germanicdōgin-—
5Proto-Germanicdōg-A stem meaning "day"
6Proto-Germanicdōgazdaily, diurnal, pertaining to a day; indicating a...
Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōgin- →