Where does “dagdromen” come from?
dagdromen (Dutch) comes from Dutch dromen, from Middle Dutch drômen, from Old Dutch drōmen, from Old High German *droumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
dagdromen (Dutch): to daydream
Definitions
- to daydream
Ancestry of “dagdromen”, step by step
dagdromen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dromen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dromen | to dream; plural of droom |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drômen | to dream |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drōmen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | *droumen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |