Where does “Dagnija” come from?

Dagnija (Latvian) comes from Swedish Dagny, from Old Norse Dagný, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “Dagnija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDagny—
2Old NorseDagný—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →