Where does “skottdag” come from?

skottdag (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.

skottdag (Swedish): a leap day

Definitions

  1. a leap day

Ancestry of “skottdag”, step by step

skottdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdaga day; a day, the period of time between sunrise...
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish skott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskotta shot; a shoot; a bulkhead
2Old Swedishskut—
3Old Norseskot—
4Proto-Germanicskutąshot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →