Where does “daies” come from?

daies (Middle English) comes from Old English dæġes, from Proto-Germanic dagas, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

daies (Middle English): Alternative form of deis; plural of dai

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of deis; plural of dai

Ancestry of “daies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdæġesby day
2Proto-Germanicdagas—
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagas →