Where does “Deeg” come from?

Deeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German deig, from Old High German deig, 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.

Deeg (Luxembourgish): dough; plural of Dag

Definitions

  1. dough; plural of Dag

Ancestry of “Deeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandeig—
2Old High Germandeig—
3Old High Germanteigdough, pastry
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
6Proto-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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