Where does “dagen” come from?

dagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dagen (Dutch): to dawn; to light, illuminate, color by lighting;...

Definitions

  1. to dawn; to light, illuminate, color by lighting;...

Ancestry of “dagen”, step by step

dagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Middle Dutch dāgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdāgento dawn, to become day
2Old Dutchdagonto dawn, become day
3Proto-West Germanicdagēnto dawn, to become day
4Proto-Germanicdagānąto dawn, to become day

Words derived from “dagen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-