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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.

Ancestry of “dagdromen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdromento dream; plural of droom
2Middle Dutchdrômen—
3Old Dutchdrōmen—
4Old High German*droumen—
5Proto-West Germanic*draumijan—
6Proto-Germanicdraumijanąto dream
7Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
8Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dagdromen”

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