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Where does “dayes” come from?

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

dayes (Middle English): Alternative form of deis; plural of day

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of deis; plural of day

Ancestry of “dayes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdagas—
2Proto-Germanicdagōs—
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dayes”

  • days
  • somedays
  • dayslong
  • glory days
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →