Where does “verteidingen” come from?

verteidingen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German vertagedingen, from Middle High German teidinc, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “verteidingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvertagedingen
2Middle High Germanteidinc
3Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “verteidingen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dagazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic dag
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