Where does “deech” come from?

deech (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “deech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdēg—
2Proto-Germanic*daig—
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

Words derived from “deech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →