Where does “dee” come from?

dee (Scots) comes from Old English dīġan, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dee (Scots): to die; Doric form of dae

Definitions

  1. to die; Doric form of dae

Ancestry of “dee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdīġanto die
2Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
3Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →
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