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Where does “digne” come from?

digne (Old French) comes from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “digne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīgnus—
2Proto-Italicdegnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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