Where does “Tagesanbruch” come from?
Tagesanbruch (German) comes from German Anbruch, from German anbrechen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
Tagesanbruch (German): dawn
Definitions
- dawn
Ancestry of “Tagesanbruch”, step by step
Tagesanbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anbruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anbruch | break |
| 2 | German | anbrechen | to start, commence, kick off |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German tag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 2 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 4 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 5 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |