Where does “dis” come from?

dis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch disch, from Old Dutch disk, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dis (Dutch): table; meal, dish

Definitions

  1. table; meal, dish

Ancestry of “dis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdisch—
2Old Dutchdisk—
3Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
4Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
5Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
6Proto-Italicdikskō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →