Where does “Daw” come from?

Daw comes from Middle English dawe, from Hebrew דָּוִד, from Latin David, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to burn or kindle.

Daw (English): diminutive of {{m|en|David}}

Definitions

  1. diminutive of {{m|en|David}}

Ancestry of “Daw”, step by step

Daw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdawe—
2Old Englishdāwejackdaw
3Proto-Germanicdēhǭjackdaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰākʷ-—

via Burmese ဒေါ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဒေါ်madam

via Irish Ó Deaghaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ Deaghaidh—

Words derived from “Daw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰākʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēhǭ →Every word from Old English dāwe →