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English word dawdle comes from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ (Jackdaw.), Proto-Germanic *dagis
*dēhǭ (Proto-Germanic)
Jackdaw.
*dagis (Proto-Germanic)
dāwe (Old English)
*dagāną (Proto-Germanic)
To dawn, to become day.
dawe (Middle English)
dagian (Old English)
To dawn.
dawen (Middle English)
daw (English)
(obsolete) To daunt; to terrify.. (obsolete) To wake (someone) up.. (obsolete, outside, Scotland) To dawn. (obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton; fool.. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
dawdle (English)
A dawdler.. A slow walk, journey.. An easily accomplished task; a doddle. (intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.. (intransitive) To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.. (transitive) To spend (time) without haste or purpose.