Dag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dag"

English

Etymology

Clipping of Dagwood.

Noun

Dag (plural Dags)

1. Ellipsis of Dagwood sandwich.

   Synonym: Dag sandwich

East Central German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-?

Proto-Germanic *dagaz

Proto-West Germanic *dag

Old High German tag

Middle High German tac

East Central German Dag

Inherited from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-.

Noun

Dag

1. (Upper Saxon) day

Low German

Alternative forms

• Dach
• Daag
• Dagg

Etymology

From Middle Low German dach, dag, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate to German Tag.

Noun

Dag m (plural Daag' or Daag or Dagen or Daog or Doage or Doag' or Doag or Dạg' or Dag' or Dag) (German Low German)

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) day

Coordinate terms

• Maandag ~ Moondag
• Dingsdag
• Woonsdag ~ Goonsdag
• Meddewääk ~ Meddeweek, Merrwääk ~ Merrweek, Middewääk ~ Middeweek
• Donnerdag ~ Donnersdag ~ Dönnerdag ~ Dönnersdag ~ Dunnerdag ~ Dunnersdag ~ Dünnersdag ~ Dünnerdag
• Freedag ~ Friedag
• Saterdag, Sünnavend ~ Sünnovend
• Sünndag

Derived terms

• dääglich
• eens Daags
• Geboortsdag
• hüüttodaags
• vandage, vandoag, vundaag, vundoog

Noun

Dag m (German Low German)

1. inflection of Dach:
   1. dative singular
   2. plural

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German *dag, northern variant of tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.

The plural Deeg is derived from the singular with a secondary umlaut. But compare Do, the regular outcome of the older plural and dative singular. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ
• Homophone: Daach

Noun

Dag m (plural Deeg)

1. day

Derived terms

• deeglaang
• deeglech
• Gebuertsdag

Related terms

• Do

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Dagr, from dagr (“day”), whence also dag. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Dagur, and Swedish and Danish Dag.

Proper noun

Dag m

1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “day”
2. (Norse mythology) Dagr, the personification of the day

Related terms

• (male given names): Dagfinn
• (female given names): Dagmar, Dagny

References

• Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 76
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 744 males with the given name Dag living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19th May, 2011.

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Daag

Etymology

Compare German Tag, Dutch dag, English day.

Noun

Dag m (plural Dag or Dage)

1. alternative form of Daag

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːɡ/

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Proper noun

Dag c (genitive Dags)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• (female names) Dagmar, Dagny