Where does “trandag” come from?

trandag (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.

trandag (Swedish): Crane Day; a celebration day for the return of the cranes and sunlight

Definitions

  1. Crane Day; a celebration day for the return of the cranes and sunlight

Ancestry of “trandag”, step by step

trandag traces back through two 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 träna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtränato exercise, to practice; to perform activities...
2Old Norsetranaa crane bird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →