Where does “dāgen” come from?

dāgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dagon, from Proto-West Germanic dagēn, from Proto-Germanic dagāną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dāgen (Middle Dutch): to dawn, to become day

Definitions

  1. to dawn, to become day

Ancestry of “dāgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdagonto dawn, become day
2Proto-West Germanicdagēnto dawn, to become day
3Proto-Germanicdagānąto dawn, to become day
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dāgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dagēn →
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