daw

daw · noun¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*dāhwā
2. Old English · inherited from*dāwe
3. Middle English · inherited fromdawe
4. English todaydaw

From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.

daw · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰegʷʰ-“to burn”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*dagāną“to become day, dawn”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*dagēn
4. Old English · inherited fromdagian“to dawn”
5. Middle English · inherited fromdawen
6. English todaydaw

From Middle English dawen, from Old English dagian (“to dawn”), from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną (“to become day, dawn”), from *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). More at day, dawn.

Daw · proper noun³

* As an English surname, from a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw. Compare Davey, Dakin. * Also as an English surname, from a rhyming pet form of Raw, a name related to Rauf; compare Ralph, Rawe, Rawson, Dawkins, Dawson. * As an Arabic surname, from ضوء (“light”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deaghaidh (literally “descendant of Deaghadh”), from deag (“good”) + ádh (“fate”), comparable to Goodwin.

Daw · proper noun⁴

1. Burmese · derived fromဒေါ်“madam”
2. English todayDaw

From Burmese ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”).

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