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CHILD / LATER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · knead germanic

*dīg-

to knead or form

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European centum form · form build root

*dheigh-

to form; build

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SOUND CHANGE

Germanic *dīg- reflects the centum form *dheigh-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Kneading specializes the broader form-and-build field.

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SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors

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reviewed

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