Where does “dikkenek” come from?
dikkenek (Dutch) comes from Dutch dikke, from Middle Dutch dicke, from Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
dikkenek (Dutch): arrogant, haughty, supercilious person
Definitions
- arrogant, haughty, supercilious person
Ancestry of “dikkenek”, step by step
dikkenek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dikke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dikke | |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dicke | thick, fat; thick, viscous; dense |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -e | Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -i | ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |