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Where does “dagōs” come from?

dagōs (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “dagōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dagōs”

  • days
  • somedays
  • dayslong
  • glory days
  • dayes
  • dawes
  • dagas
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