Where does “dagung” come from?

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

dagung (Old English): dawn, daybreak

Definitions

  1. dawn, daybreak

Ancestry of “dagung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdagianto dawn
2Proto-West Germanicdagēnto dawn, to become day
3Proto-Germanicdagānąto dawn, to become day
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dagēn →