Where does “deigja” come from?

deigja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic daigijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

deigja (Old Norse): female servant

Definitions

  1. female servant

Ancestry of “deigja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaigijǭkneader of bread; dairy-maid
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “deigja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigijǭ →