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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰē- | to lay; to put, place |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |