Where does “goddagspilt” come from?

goddagspilt (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.

goddagspilt (Swedish): playboy, bon vivant

Definitions

  1. playboy, bon vivant

Ancestry of “goddagspilt”, step by step

goddagspilt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDaga day
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodgood, morally commendable
2Old Swedishgoþergood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Swedish pilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpilta lad, a young boy
2Old Norsepiltra boy or a young man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →
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