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.
Ancestry of “teig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | teic | — |
| 2 | Old High German | teig | dough, pastry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |