Where does “dagian” come from?

dagian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dagēn, from Proto-Germanic dagāną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dagian (Old English): to dawn

Definitions

  1. to dawn

Ancestry of “dagian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdagēnto dawn, to become day
2Proto-Germanicdagānąto dawn, to become day
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dagian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dagēn →