Where does “dêch” come from?

dêch (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “dêch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*daig—
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

Words derived from “dêch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigaz →