Where does “dēag” come from?

dēag (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic daugō, from Proto-Germanic dauganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dēag (Old English): color, hue, dye

Definitions

  1. color, hue, dye

Ancestry of “dēag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaugōdye, colour; shade
2Proto-Germanicdauganąto conceal, hide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dēag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic daugō →