Old English dǣge reflects reconstructed Proto-Germanic *daigjōn-.
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dǣge
female baker; female servant
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · female baker germanic*daigjōn-
female baker or servant
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The occupational female baker or servant meaning continues.
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Indo-European Root: dheigh-dheigh- item 1: dairy from dǣge and *daigjōn-
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places the formation in the comparative root family.
Dairy — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseOld English dǣge from Germanic *daigjōn-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Germanic formation.
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