deeg

See also: Deeg

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deːx/
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  • Hyphenation: deeg
  • Rhymes: -eːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch deech, from Old Dutch *dēg, from Proto-West Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to build, mold, form, knead”).

Noun

deeg n (uncountable, diminutive deegje n)

  1. dough
    Hyponym: beslag
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: deeg

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch deech. Related to gedijen, which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną; note the -h- in the Proto-Germanic, which corresponds (through grammatischer Wechsel) to the -g in deeg. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

deeg (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) sound, good
Inflection
Inflection of deeg
uninflected deeg
inflected dege
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial deeg
indefinite m./f. sing. dege
n. sing. deeg
plural dege
definite dege
partitive deegs

Noun

deeg m or f (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) benefit, advantage, increase
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