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Where does “daigijǭ” come from?

daigijǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

daigijǭ (Proto-Germanic): kneader of bread; dairy-maid

Definitions

  1. kneader of bread; dairy-maid

Ancestry of “daigijǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “daigijǭ”

  • die
  • dying
  • dairy
  • dye
  • dice
  • dey
  • undying
  • dyeing
  • dieth
  • dairying
  • dyer
  • dairyman
  • dicing
  • dicey
  • dairymaid
  • diest
  • dyestuff
  • dieback
  • nondairy
  • dier
  • dicer
  • dyewood
  • dyeth
  • dyehouse
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