Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “klämdag” come from?

klämdag (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.

klämdag (Swedish): a single workday squeezed between a holiday and a...

Definitions

  1. a single workday squeezed between a holiday and a...

Ancestry of “klämdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDag—
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →