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English word dawn comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, Proto-Indo-European *dʰākʷ-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰēk-, and later Proto-Germanic *dagāną (To dawn, to become day.)
*dʰegʷʰris (Proto-Indo-European)
*dʰākʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*dʰēk- (Proto-Indo-European)
*dagis (Proto-Germanic)
*dagāną (Proto-Germanic)
To dawn, to become day.
*dēhǭ (Proto-Germanic)
Jackdaw.
dagian (Old English)
To dawn.
dāwe (Old English)
dawen (Middle English)
dawe (Middle English)
daddle (English)
(intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To walk unsteadily; totter; dawdle. To diddle (cheat) The hand or fist; used in the phrase "tip us your daddle" meaning "give me your hand".
dawn (English)
(countable) The rising of the sun.. (uncountable) The beginning.. (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.. (uncountable) The time when the sun rises. (intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.. (intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.. (intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.