Where does “dæghwamlice” come from?

dæghwamlice (Old English) comes from Old English hwām, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

dæghwamlice (Old English): daily

Definitions

  1. daily

Ancestry of “dæghwamlice”, step by step

dæghwamlice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hwām

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwām—
2Proto-Germanichwammaimasculine/neuter dative of *hwaz
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Old English dæġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdæġday, daytime
2Proto-West Germanicdagday
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →