Where does “Dach” come from?

Dach (Plautdietsch) comes from Low German Dag, from Middle Low German dach, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Dach (Plautdietsch): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “Dach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanDagday
2Middle Low Germandachday; daylight, brightness
3Old Saxondagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “Dach”

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