Where does “deki” come from?
deki (Berbice Creole Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
deki (Berbice Creole Dutch): thick
Definitions
- thick
Ancestry of “deki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dik | thick; fat; fatly, thickly |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dicke | thick, fat; thick, viscous; dense |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -e | Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -i | ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |