Where does “dichten” come from?
dichten (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, 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.
dichten (Dutch): to close; to stop up; to compose a poem
Definitions
- to close; to stop up; to compose a poem
Ancestry of “dichten”, step by step
dichten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dicht | thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dicht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thīht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Middle Dutch dichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dichten | to dictate; to write down, to arrange in writing |
| 2 | Latin | dictō | to repeat, say often |
via Latin dictāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dictāre | — |