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

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

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
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