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

• bladerdeeg
• brooddeeg
• deegroller
• koekdeeg
• koekje van eigen deeg
• taartdeeg

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

Declension

Declension 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, no diminutive)

1. (archaic) benefit, advantage, increase

Derived terms

• degelijk
• terdege

Anagrams

• egde