Where does “deilig” come from?

deilig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German degelik, 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.

deilig (Norwegian Bokmål): delicious

Definitions

  1. delicious

Ancestry of “deilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandegelikprosperous, vigorous
2Old Dutchdēg—
3Proto-Germanic*daig—
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
6Proto-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 →