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Where does “dāg” come from?

dāg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

dāg (Old English): dough

Definitions

  1. dough

Ancestry of “dāg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “dāg”

  • dough
  • doughnut
  • donut
  • doughy
  • duff
  • doughboy
  • dosh
  • playdough
  • doughface
  • duffing
  • doughmaking
  • doughlike
  • doughiness
  • donutlike
  • doughball
  • doughnutlike
  • doughfaceism
  • doughbird
  • doughily
  • figgy duff
  • doughless
  • jelly doughnut
  • doughfacism
  • donutty
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