Where does “dig” come from?
dig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dichten, from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
dig (Afrikaans): closed, shut, tight
Definitions
- closed, shut, tight
Ancestry of “dig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dichten | to close; to stop up; to compose a poem |
| 2 | Dutch | dicht | thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dicht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thīht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |