Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daigijǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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
*dīganą

Descendants

Old English: dǣġe; hlǣfdīġe
- Middle English: deye, deie, daie; deyery, deyrye; laffdiȝ, lefdi, lavedi, lafdi, ladi, lady
  - Scots: dey, deigh; dyrie; lady
  - English: dey; dairy; lady
  - → Medieval Latin: dayeria, daeria
Old Norse: deigja
- Icelandic: deigja
- Norwegian: deigja, deia (in compounds)
- Old Swedish: deghia, dighia
  - Swedish: deja

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