Where does “dagh” come from?

dagh (Middle English) comes from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

dagh (Middle English): Alternative form of dogh

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dogh

Ancestry of “dagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdāgdough
2Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
4Proto-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 →