Where does “dagen” come from?

dagen (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian dei, from Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dagen (West Frisian): plural of dei

Definitions

  1. plural of dei

Ancestry of “dagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandeiday; date
2Old Frisiandeiday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →