Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daigijǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑi̯.ɣi.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*daigijǭ f

1. kneader of bread; dairy-maid

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *daigijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*daigijǭ	*daigijōniz
vocative	*daigijǭ	*daigijōniz
accusative	*daigijōnų	*daigijōnunz
genitive	*daigijōniz	*daigijōnǫ̂
dative	*daigijōni	*daigijōmaz
instrumental	*daigijōnē	*daigijōmiz

Related terms

• *daigijaną
• *daigaz
• *diganą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *daigijā
  • Old English: dǣġe
    • Middle English: deye, deie, daie
      • English: dey
      • Scots: dey, deigh
      • ⇒ Middle English: dayerye, daerie, deierie, deiȝerie
        • English: dairy
        • Scots: dyrie
        • → Medieval Latin: dayeria, daeria
• Old Norse: deigja
  • Icelandic: deigja
  • Norwegian: deigja, deia (in compounds)
  • Old Swedish: deghia, dighia
    • Swedish: deja