Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “deǵ-”

48 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — including tack, tacks, tacking, tacky, tacksman, thumbtack, tackiness, tackifier.

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English (19)

German (5)

Middle English (4)

Dutch (2)

West Frisian (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Luxembourgish (1)

Cebuano (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Galician (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Frankish (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)

Old French (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — 48 descendants | Etymology Explorer