Where does “dīġan” come from?

dīġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dīġan (Old English): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “dīġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
2Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dīġan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →
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