Where does “*daig” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*daig”, 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 “*daig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic daigaz