Where does “dagas” come from?

dagas (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dagōs, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “dagas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagōs—
2Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dagas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagōs →
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