Old English · word

dæg

day

Forms

dæg
day — English form after the final Old English consonant developed into a y sound.

Origin

Proto-Germanic *dagaz, ‘day’; its deeper ancestry is disputed.

Note

The word can refer to daylight or to a complete cycle of day and night.

Words sharing this root

birthdayThe yearly anniversary of a person's birth or something's beginning.doomsdayThe final day of destruction and divine judgment.FridayThe day between Thursday and Saturday.middayThe middle of the day, around noon.MondayThe day between Sunday and Tuesday.SaturdayThe day between Friday and Sunday.ThursdayThe day between Wednesday and Friday.TuesdayThe day between Monday and Wednesday.WednesdayThe day between Tuesday and Thursday.yesterdayThe day before today.