Where does “tag” come from?

tag (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

tag (Crimean Gothic): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “tag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →