Where does “doughless” come from?
doughless (English) comes from English dough, from Middle English dow, from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
doughless (English): Without dough
Ancestry of “doughless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 2 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 3 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |