Where does “dichtgaan” come from?

dichtgaan (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.

dichtgaan (Dutch): to close, to shut

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut

Ancestry of “dichtgaan”, step by step

dichtgaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht
3Old Dutchthīht
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-