Where does “tag” come from?

tag (German) comes from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, 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): singular imperative of tagen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of tagen

Ancestry of “tag”, step by step

tag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German guten Tag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanguten Taghello, good day, good afternoon
2Alemannic GermanTagday
3Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via English TAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTAGTight and aggressive; Initialism of...
2Aramaicתגאcrown, diadem, tiara
3Parthian*𐫤𐫀𐫃

Words derived from “tag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-
tag — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer