Where does “Teig” come from?

Teig (German) comes from Middle High German teic, from Old High German teig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Teig (German): dough, paste; pastry; batter

Definitions

  1. dough, paste; pastry; batter

Ancestry of “Teig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanteic—
2Old High Germanteigdough, pastry
3Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigaz →
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