Where does “dadah” come from?

dadah (English) comes from Malay dadah, from Indonesian dah, 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.

dadah (English): recreational drugs

Definitions

  1. recreational drugs

Ancestry of “dadah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydadahrecreational drugs; goodbye
2Indonesiandahgood, okay
3Dutchdagday; daytime; !
4Middle Dutchdachday
5Old Dutchdagday
6Proto-West Germanicdagday
7Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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