Where does “dij” come from?

dij (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

dij (Dutch): thigh; thee

Definitions

  1. thigh; thee

Ancestry of “dij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
2Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
3Old Dutchthē—
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “dij”

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