Where does “deghia” come from?

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

deghia (Old Swedish): housekeeper; mistress

Definitions

  1. housekeeper; mistress

Ancestry of “deghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeigjafemale servant
2Proto-Germanicdaigijǭkneader of bread; dairy-maid
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigijǭ →Every word from Old Norse deigja →
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