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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word DAY. Etymology of the word
DAY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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DAY,
the time of light. (E.) M.E. day, dai, dæi;
spelt dæi
in Layamon, l. 10246.—A.S. dæg, pl.
dagas. + Du. dag. +
Dan. and Swed. dag. + Icel. dagr. + Goth. dags. + G.
tag. ¶ Perhaps it is well to add that the Lat.
dies,
Irish dia, W. dydd, meaning 'day,' are from quite a different root,
and have not one letter in common with the A.S. dæg; that is to
say, the Lat. d would answer to an A.S. t, and in fact the Lat.
Dies-piter or Jupiter is the A.S. Tíw, whose name is preserved in
Tuesday. The root of Lat. dies and of A.S.
Tiw is DIW,
to shine; but the root of A.S. dæg
is quite uncertain.
Der. dai-ly, day-book, day-break, day-spring, day-star, and other
compounds. Also dawn, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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