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Where does “dagdromer” come from?

dagdromer (Dutch) comes from Dutch dagdromen, 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 — to support; to hold.

dagdromer (Dutch): daydreamer

Definitions

  1. daydreamer

Ancestry of “dagdromer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagdromen—
2Dutchdromento dream; plural of droom
3Middle Dutchdrômen—
4Old Dutchdrōmen—
5Old High German*droumen—
6Proto-West Germanic*draumijan—
7Proto-Germanicdraumijanąto dream
8Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
9Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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