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
Ancestry of “tag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |