Where does “struptag” come from?

struptag (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “struptag”, step by step

struptag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tåg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
2Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish strupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrupethroat
2Old Swedishstrūpe—
3Old Norsestrúpithroat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →