Etymology

daymeal

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Today it means: A meal during the day (as opposed to night), usually at or about midday. Full definition →

Old English dæġmǣl ← Old Norse dagmál
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromdagmál“a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time”
  2. Old English · inherited fromdæġmǣl
  3. English todaydaymeal

Perhaps a continuation of Old English dæġmǣl, or alternatively borrowed from Old Norse dagmál (“a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time”), equivalent to day + meal. Compare also Old English dæġmete.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.