Where does “Dag” come from?

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

Dag (Low German): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “Dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandachday; daylight, brightness
2Old Saxondagday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “Dag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →
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