Where does “deges” come from?

deges (Cornish) comes from Cornish degea, from Cornish de-, from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

deges (Cornish): closed, shut, unopened

Definitions

  1. closed, shut, unopened

Ancestry of “deges”, step by step

deges traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish degea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdegeato close, enclose
2Cornishde-to, towards
3Proto-Celticto-to, towards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Cornish ys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyscorn
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