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Where does “daza-” come from?

daza- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “daza-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “daza-”

  • dazed
  • dazzle
  • daze
  • dazedly
  • razzmatazz
  • bedazzlement
  • bedazzling
  • dazzlement
  • dazzler
  • bedazzle
  • dazedness
  • dazy
  • dazzleth
  • undazed
  • outdazzle
  • antidazzle
  • daziness
  • bobby-dazzler
  • dazzlest
  • endazzle
  • undazzle
  • dazen
  • razzle-dazzle
  • technodazzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →