Where does “daw” come from?

daw (English) comes from Middle English dawe, from Old English dāwe, from Proto-Germanic dēhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰākʷ-.

daw (English): A western jackdaw, "Coloeus monedula", a...

Definitions

  1. A western jackdaw, "Coloeus monedula", a...

Ancestry of “daw”, step by step

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

Words derived from “daw”

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