Where does “dēah” come from?

dēah (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *daugu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dēah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*daugu—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dēah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *daugu →
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