Where does “dē-” come from?

dē- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰē-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “dē-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰē-to lay; to put, place
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “dē-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰē- →