Where does “Tag” come from?
Tag (German) comes from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Tag (German): day; day, daylight; day, daylight, light
Definitions
- day; day, daylight; day, daylight, light
Ancestry of “Tag”, step by step
Tag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German tag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tag | day; age, lifetime; convention, congress |
| 2 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Middle High German tac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |