Where does “da” come from?
da (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *daihā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
da (Old English): doe; female deer
Ancestry of “da”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *daihā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |