Where does “daggmask” come from?

daggmask (Swedish) comes from Swedish dagg, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

daggmask (Swedish): an earthworm

Definitions

  1. an earthworm

Ancestry of “daggmask”, step by step

daggmask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dagg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdaggdew
2Dutchdagday; daytime; !
3Middle Dutchdachday
4Old Dutchdagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish mask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskworm; mask; a cover designed to disguise or...
2Old Swedishmaþkerworm, larva, maggot
3Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
4Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
5Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →