dag

Swedish

/dɑː(ɡ)/

noun
Definitions
  • a day
  • a day, the period of time between sunrise and sunset, daytime

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish dagher inherited from Old Norse dagr (day) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (day, name of the D-rune) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (burn, be illuminated, hot, warm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰegʷʰ-

Gloss

burn, be illuminated, hot, warm

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🔥

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