Where does “deigt” come from?

deigt (Norman) comes from Old French doit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

deigt (Norman): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “deigt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoitfinger
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old French doit →