Where does “dagast” come from?

dagast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse daga, from Proto-Germanic dagāną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dagast (Norwegian Nynorsk): to become day

Definitions

  1. to become day

Ancestry of “dagast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedagato dawn
2Proto-Germanicdagānąto dawn, to become day
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagāną →Every word from Old Norse daga →