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Where does “deig” come from?

deig (Old High German) comes from Old High German teig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “deig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanteigdough, pastry
2Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “deig”

  • deig
  • Deeg
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