Where does “day” come from?

Day comes from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʰ-, a root of uncertain meaning.

day (English): Any period of 24 hours; A period from midnight to...

Definitions

  1. Any period of 24 hours; A period from midnight to...

Ancestry of “day”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdayday; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period
2Old Englishdæġday, daytime
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “day”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →