An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Teig

by Friedrich Kluge

Teig, masculine, ‘dough,’ from the equivalent Middle High German and Old High German teic (g), masculine; corresponding to Dutch deeg, Anglo-Saxon dâh, English dough, and the equivalent Old Icelandic deig, neuter; a derivative of a Teutonic root dī̆g, ‘to knead,’ from which the adjective teig and Modern High German Tiegel, ‘stewpan,’ are derived. A more general meaning is exhibited by Gothic deigan, ‘to form from clay,’ which is derived from Aryan dhī̆gh, and is connected with Sanscrit dih, ‘to bedaub, cement, besmear.’ To these are also allied Latin figulus, ‘potter,’ fingere, ‘to form,’ figura, ‘shape,’ Greek τεῖχος, τοῖχος (for θεῖχος, θοῖχος), ‘wall.’