Old English -dige is analyzed with the Germanic kneading element *dīg-.
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-dige
kneader element
OPEN NODE 886 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · knead germanic*dīg-
to knead or form
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Kneading and forming remain the semantic center.
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Indo-European Root: dheigh-dheigh-: Germanic *dīg- and Old English dige family
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