Where does “winterdach” come from?

winterdach (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.

winterdach (Middle Dutch): winter day

Definitions

  1. winter day

Ancestry of “winterdach”, step by step

winterdach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch dach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdachday
2Old Dutchdagday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Middle Dutch winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwinterwinter
2Old Dutchwinterwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →