Where does “dā” come from?

dā (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *daihā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dā (Old English): doe; female deer

Definitions

  1. doe; female deer

Ancestry of “dā”, step by step

dā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *daihā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*daihā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Proto-West Germanic *daihā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*daihāa female deer, hind

Words derived from “dā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *daihā →