Where does “dag” come from?

dag (West Flemish) comes 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.

dag (West Flemish): day

Definitions

Ancestry of “dag”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	dach	day
2	Old Dutch	dag	day
3	Proto-West Germanic	dag	day
4	Proto-Germanic	dagaz	day; name of the D-rune
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰegʷʰ-	to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dag”

dageure

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