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Where does “diger” come from?

diger (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish digher, from Old Norse digr, from Proto-Germanic digraz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “diger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdigher—
2Old Norsedigr—
3Proto-Germanicdigrazbig, great, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “diger”

  • skickelsediger
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