Where does “dei” come from?

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

dei (West Frisian): day; date

Definitions

  1. day; date

Ancestry of “dei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandeiday
2Proto-West Germanicdagday
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dei”

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