Where does “*daihā” come from?

*daihā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

*daihā (Proto-West Germanic): a female deer, hind

Definitions

  1. a female deer, hind

Ancestry of “*daihā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “*daihā

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