Where does “tag” come from?

tag (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

tag (Cimbrian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “tag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
2Old High Germantagday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “tag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →