Where does “dai” come from?
dai (Middle English) comes from Old English dæg, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dai (Middle English): Alternative form of day
Ancestry of “dai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dæg | day, as a period from sunrise to sunset and as... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |