Where does “dage” come from?
dage (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dage (Middle Dutch): inflection of dach:
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Definitions
- inflection of dach:
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Ancestry of “dage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | dach | day |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dag | 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 |
Words derived from “dage”