Where does “deeg” come from?

deeg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch deech, from Old Dutch dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

deeg (Dutch): dough; sound, good; benefit, advantage

Definitions

  1. dough; sound, good; benefit, advantage

Ancestry of “deeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdeech—
2Old Dutchdēg—
3Proto-Germanic*daig—
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “deeg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →