Where does “days” come from?
Days comes from Old English dagas, plural of dæġ, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʰʷʰ-.
days (English): plural of day; API pl; A particular time or...
Definitions
- plural of day; API pl; A particular time or...
Ancestry of “days”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dayes | Alternative form of deis; plural of day |
| 2 | Old English | dagas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “days”