Where does “dawen” come from?
dawen (Middle English) comes from Old English dagian, from Proto-West Germanic dagēn, from Proto-Germanic dagāną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Ancestry of “dawen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dagian | to dawn |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dagēn | to dawn, to become day |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dagāną | to dawn, to become day |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |