Where does “dagbreker” come from?

dagbreker (English) comes from Afrikaans dagbreker, from Afrikaans dag, 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.

dagbreker (English): Any of the chats of South Africa

Definitions

  1. Any of the chats of South Africa

Ancestry of “dagbreker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansdagbrekerbird Any of the chats of South Africa
2Afrikaansdaga day; hello!; bye-bye!
3Dutchdagday; daytime; !
4Middle Dutchdachday
5Old Dutchdagday
6Proto-West Germanicdagday
7Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →