Where does “dag” come from?

dag (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German dach, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dag (Middle Low German): Alternative spelling of dach

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dach

Ancestry of “dag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandachday; daylight, brightness
2Old Saxondagday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →