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
Ancestry of “skottdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | dag | a day; a day, the period of time between sunrise... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dagher | day |
| 3 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |