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*dīg-

TRANSLITERATION *dīg-

to knead or form

DATE
Proto-Germanic
SENSE
knead germanic
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:5:dig:reconstructed:sense:knead-germanic

The reconstructed Germanic element placed under the form-and-build root.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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lady3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03continuationestablished
Old Englishhlǣfdige→Middle English · Middle Englishladylady; mistress of a household
SOUND
Middle English lady continues Old English hlǣfdige with contraction and loss of the compound’s transparency.
MEANING
Mistress-of-household and rank senses continue while literal morphology recedes.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 853 ↗
Lady — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English from Old English hlǣfdige ↗Lady — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: Middle English lady from Old English hlǣfdige ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
STEP 04continuationestablished
Middle Englishlady→Present-Day English · before the 12th century–todayladywoman of rank; polite term for a woman
SOUND
Middle English lady continues into modern lady with stabilized spelling and pronunciation.
MEANING
Household rank develops into aristocratic and polite forms of address.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 852 ↗
Lady — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology and First Known Use ↗Lady — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

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