Where does “deigr” come from?

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

deigr (Old Norse): soft; timid, cowardly

Definitions

  1. soft; timid, cowardly

Ancestry of “deigr”, 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 “deigr”

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