Where does “dee” come from?

dee (Yola) comes from Middle English deyen, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dee (Yola): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “dee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdeyento die; To dye or perform the process of dyeing;...
2Old Norsedeyjato die
3Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
4Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →