dag

Afrikaans

/daχ/

noun
Definitions
  • a day

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish dag (day, representative assembly, goodbye) inherited from Middle Dutch dach inherited from Old Dutch dag inherited from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (day, name of the D-rune) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (burn, be illuminated, hot, warm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰegʷʰ-

Gloss

burn, be illuminated, hot, warm

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🔥

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