Where does “dy” come from?

dy (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dij, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

dy (Afrikaans): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “dy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdijthigh; thee
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē—
5Proto-Germanic*sa—
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →