Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daigaz

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 *dʰóyǵʰ-o-s, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (to build, mold, form, knead). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *dě̄žà (dough trough),[1] Latin fingō (mold, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑi̯.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*daigaz

  1. soft, pliable

Inflection

Declension of *daigaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *daigaz *daigō *daigą, -atō *daigai *daigôz *daigō
accusative *daiganǭ *daigǭ *daigą, -atō *daiganz *daigōz *daigō
genitive *daigas, -is *daigaizōz *daigas, -is *daigaizǫ̂ *daigaizǫ̂ *daigaizǫ̂
dative *daigammai *daigaizōi *daigammai *daigaimaz *daigaimaz *daigaimaz
instrumental *daiganō *daigaizō *daiganō *daigaimiz *daigaimiz *daigaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *daigô *daigǭ *daigô *daiganiz *daigōniz *daigōnō
accusative *daiganų *daigōnų *daigô *daiganunz *daigōnunz *daigōnō
genitive *daiginiz *daigōniz *daiginiz *daiganǫ̂ *daigōnǫ̂ *daiganǫ̂
dative *daigini *daigōni *daigini *daigammaz *daigōmaz *daigammaz
instrumental *daiginē *daigōnē *daiginē *daigammiz *daigōmiz *daigammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *daig
    • Old Saxon: *dēg, *dēh
    • Old Dutch: *deig, *deih
    • Old High German: *teic
      • Middle High German: teic, teig
      • Vilamovian: tāgj
  • Old Norse: deigr

Noun

*daigaz m[1]

  1. that which is formed or kneaded; dough

Inflection

Declension of *daigaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *daigaz *daigōz, *daigōs
vocative *daig *daigōz, *daigōs
accusative *daigą *daiganz
genitive *daigas, *daigis *daigǫ̂
dative *daigai *daigamaz
instrumental *daigō *daigamiz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*daiga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87:*daiga-