Where does “dag” come from?
dag (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
Ancestry of “dag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 2 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |