Where does “dijk” come from?

dijk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

dijk (Dutch): dike, levee

Definitions

  1. dike, levee

Ancestry of “dijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
2Old Dutchdiic
3Frankish*dīk
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “dijk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-
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