If English corrupted the latin "ae" to sound like "ay", then the correct pronunciation in English should be daymon. When "ae" got replaced by "e" it was to refl

If English corrupted the latin "ae" to sound like "ay", then the correct pronunciation in English should be daymon. When "ae" got replaced by "e" it was to reflect that pronunciation (in early English "e" wasn't pronounced as the sharp "ee" in modern English).