Where does “dāhe” come from?

dāhe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dāha, from Sanskrit दाह, from Sanskrit दह्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “dāhe”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	dāha	—
2	Sanskrit	दाह	burning, combustion, conflagration, heat; place...
3	Sanskrit	दह्	to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast; to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰegʷʰ-	to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dāhe”

Tonmineral
Betonung
Oberton
Plauderton
tönern
Gelbton
tonhaltig
Tonkunst
Ton
Farbton
betonen
betone
Tonfilm
tonig
Tone
Tontaube
Halbton
Tonhöhe
tono
dāhen
tāhen

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