Where does “teig” come from?

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

teig (Old High German): dough, pastry

Definitions

  1. dough, pastry

Ancestry of “teig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “teig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigaz →
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