Where does “dagge” come from?

dagge (Middle Dutch) comes from French dague, from Old French dague, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

Ancestry of “dagge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdaguedagger (of the Middle Ages)
2Old Frenchdague
3Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
4Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
5LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
6Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Words derived from “dagge

Every word from Ancient Greek ΔάοιEvery word from Latin DaciaEvery word from Vulgar Latin daca