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Where does “dicht” come from?

dicht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dicht (Dutch): thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut

Definitions

  1. thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut

Ancestry of “dicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdicht—
2Old Dutchthīht—
3Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)—
4Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dicht”

  • bevolkingsdichtheid
  • dichtdoen
  • toedichten
  • volumestroomdichtheid
  • leerdicht
  • lijnstroomdichtheid
  • dichten
  • dichtslaan
  • dichtheid
  • dichtbinden
  • dichtkunst
  • dichtbundel
  • hekeldicht
  • ondicht
  • heldendicht
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