Where does “diekter” come from?

diekter (Cornish) comes from Saterland Frisian Diek, from Middle High German danc, from Old High German danc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

diekter (Cornish): indolence, laziness

Definitions

  1. indolence, laziness

Ancestry of “diekter”, step by step

diekter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Diek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianDiekAn embankment of earth; dam; dike; A ditch; pond
2Middle High Germandanc—
3Old High Germandanc—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Cornish der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishderthrough, via
2Proto-Brythonic*truɨ—
3Proto-Celtic*treithrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old High German danc →
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