Where does “Daagh” come from?

Daagh (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Daach, 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.

Daagh (Hunsrik): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “Daagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianDaachday; roof
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →