Dag
East Central GermanEdit
German Low GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Saxon dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate to German Tag.
NounEdit
Dag m (plural Daag' or Daag or Daog or Doage or Doag' or Doag or Dạg' or Dag' or Dag)
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) day
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NounEdit
Dag m
LuxembourgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German dach, from Old High German *dag, northern variant of tag, 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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Dag m (plural Deeg)
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NorwegianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Norwegian.
Proper nounEdit
Dag
- A male given name.
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ReferencesEdit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 774 males with the given name Dag living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare German Tag, Dutch dag, English day.
NounEdit
Dag m (plural Dag or Dage)
- Alternative form of Daag