Where does “dagenlang” come from?

dagenlang (Dutch) comes from Dutch dagen, 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.

dagenlang (Dutch): for days

Definitions

  1. for days

Ancestry of “dagenlang”, step by step

dagenlang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagento dawn; to light, illuminate, color by lighting;...
2Dutchdagday; daytime; !
3Middle Dutchdachday
4Old Dutchdagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Dutch lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlanglong
2Middle Dutchlanc—
3Old Dutchlang—
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →