Where does “doi” come from?

doi (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

doi (North Frisian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “doi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandeiday
2Proto-West Germanicdagday
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dagazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic dag
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