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Where does “dāha” come from?

dāha (Old High German) comes from Sanskrit दाह, from Sanskrit दह्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “dāha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाहburning, combustion, conflagration, heat; place...
2Sanskritदह्to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dāha”

  • Tonmineral
  • Betonung
  • Oberton
  • Plauderton
  • tönern
  • Gelbton
  • tonhaltig
  • Tonkunst
  • Ton
  • Farbton
  • betonen
  • betone
  • Tonfilm
  • tonig
  • Tone
  • Tontaube
  • Halbton
  • Tonhöhe
  • tono
  • dāhe
  • tāhe
  • dāhen
  • tāhen
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