Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *dagaz (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dagāną

1. to dawn, to become day

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dagēn
  • Old English: dagian, dagiġan
    • Middle English: daȝiȝen, dawen
      • English: daw
      • Scots: daw
  • Old Frisian: *dagia
    • West Frisian: daagje
  • Old Saxon: *dagon
    • Middle Low German: dagen, dāgen
      • German Low German: dagen
  • Old Dutch: *dagon
    • Middle Dutch: dāgen
      • Dutch: dagen
  • Old High German: tagēn
    • Middle High German: tagen
      • German: tagen
• Old Norse: daga
  • Icelandic: daga
  • Faroese: daga
  • Norwegian: dage
  • Swedish: daga
  • Danish: dage
• Gothic: *𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (*dagan) (in the derived agent noun 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (dagands))