Where does “degti” come from?
degti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.
degti (Lithuanian): to burn
Ancestry of “degti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | degtéi | to burn |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰégʷʰeti | to burn, to be burning |