Where does “Daws” come from?

Daws is the plural of daw, from Middle English daw, ultimately from Hebrew דָּוִד through Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to burn or kindle.

Ancestry of “Daws”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDawdiminutive of {{m|en|David}}
2Middle Englishdawe
3Old Englishdāwejackdaw
4Proto-Germanicdēhǭjackdaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰākʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰākʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dēhǭEvery word from Old English dāwe