Where does “Duivendijke” come from?

Duivendijke (Dutch) comes from Dutch dijk, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

Ancestry of “Duivendijke”, step by step

Duivendijke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdijkdike, levee
2Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
3Old Dutchdiic—
4Frankish*dīk—
5Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Middle Dutch duve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchduvepigeon, dove
2Old Dutchdūvadove, pigeon
3Proto-West Germanic*dūbādove, pigeon
4Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkaz →Every word from Frankish *dīk →