Where does “dæggia” come from?
dæggia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse *deggja, from Proto-Germanic dajjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
dæggia (Old Swedish): to suckle, to give milk
Ancestry of “dæggia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | *deggja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dajjaną | to suck, suckle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |