Where does “dey” come from?
Dey comes from French dey, from Turkish dayı meaning uncle, from Proto-Turkic daja-gu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-.
dey (English): A servant who has charge of the dairy; a...
Definitions
- A servant who has charge of the dairy; a...
Ancestry of “dey”, step by step
dey traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English deie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deie | — |
| 2 | Old English | dēag | color, hue, dye |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daugō | dye, colour; shade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dauganą | to conceal, hide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Middle English deye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deye | A dairymaid; woman who runs a dairy or supervises livestock of a dairy |
via Middle English daie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | daie | — |