Where does “deg” come from?

deg (Old English) comes from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

deg (Old English): Alternative form of dæġ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dæġ

Ancestry of “deg”, step by step

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 dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →