Where does “dach” come from?

dach (German) comes from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “dach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandach
2Old High Germandag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-