Where does “dey” come from?

dey (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic deyja, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dey (Icelandic): inflection of deyja: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of deyja: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “dey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdeyjato die; to pass out from drinking; to go out
2Old Norsedeyjato die
3Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
4Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →
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