Where does “digne” come from?

digne (Middle English) comes from Old French digne, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

digne (Middle English): worthy; honourable; deserving

Definitions

  1. worthy; honourable; deserving

Ancestry of “digne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdigne—
2Latindīgnusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming
3Proto-Italicdegnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “digne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós →Every word from Proto-Italic degnos →