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.
Ancestry of “dāgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | dagon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dagēn | to dawn, to become day |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagāną | to dawn, to become day |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “dāgen”