Where does “dijkage” come from?

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

dijkage (Dutch): the construction or maintenance of dykes

Definitions

  1. the construction or maintenance of dykes

Ancestry of “dijkage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdijkdike, levee
2Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
3Old Dutchdiic
4Frankish*dīk
5Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-