Where does “dikkop” come from?
dikkop (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans dik, from Dutch dik, from Middle Dutch dicke, from Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
dikkop (Afrikaans): stone curlew, dikkop
Definitions
- stone curlew, dikkop
Ancestry of “dikkop”, step by step
dikkop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans dik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | dik | thick, bulky; fat, obese; dense, viscous or thick... |
| 2 | Dutch | dik | thick; fat; fatly, thickly |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dicke | thick, fat; thick, viscous; dense |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -e | Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives,... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -i | ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Afrikaans kop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kop | head; mountain, summit, peak |
| 2 | Dutch | kop | cup; head; a human |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cop | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |