Old English dāg reflects reconstructed Proto-Germanic *daigaz.
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dāg
dough
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · dough germanic*daigaz
dough
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The kneadable mass meaning continues in the Germanic noun family.
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Indo-European Root: dheigh-dheigh-: Old English dāg from Germanic *daigaz
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places the noun in the comparative family.
Dough — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Old English dāg from Germanic *daiga-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Germanic reconstruction.
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