Where does “dien” come from?

dien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dien, from Old Dutch thīan, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han, from Proto-Germanic þinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

dien (Dutch): that; masculine accusative, masculine dative and...

Definitions

  1. that; masculine accusative, masculine dative and...

Ancestry of “dien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdiento grow, to mature
2Old Dutchthīanto grow, to thrive
3Proto-West Germanic*þį̄hanto thrive
4Proto-Germanicþinhanąto thrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “dien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han →