Where does “degh” come from?

degh (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

degh (Old Danish): dough

Definitions

  1. dough

Ancestry of “degh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeigdough
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 “degh”

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