Where does “boezemdijk” come from?

boezemdijk (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.

boezemdijk (Dutch): dyke around a body of water used as a temporary...

Definitions

  1. dyke around a body of water used as a temporary...

Ancestry of “boezemdijk”, step by step

boezemdijk 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 Dutch boezem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboezembosom; body of water without a fully controlled...
2Middle Dutchboesem—
3Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkaz →Every word from Frankish *dīk →