Where does “dic” come from?
dic (Catalan) comes from Dutch dijk, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.
dic (Catalan): dyke
Ancestry of “dic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dijk | dike, levee |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dijc | ditch; dam |
| 3 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 4 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |