Where does “deis” come from?
deis (English) comes from English dais, from Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman deis, from Old French deis, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
deis (English): Obsolete form of dais
Ancestry of “deis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dais | A raised platform in a room for a high table, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | deis | podium, dais; high table; An office or position... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | deis | — |
| 4 | Old French | deis | — |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |