Where does “dit” come from?

dit (Dutch) comes from Dutch Dirkje, from Dutch Dirk, from English derrick — A device that is used for lifting and moving...

dit (Dutch): this; this, this here

Definitions

  1. this; this, this here

Ancestry of “dit”, step by step

dit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Dirkje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDirkje—
2DutchDirktopping lift
3EnglishderrickA device that is used for lifting and moving...

via Middle Dutch dit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchditthis; neuter nominative/accusative singular of...
2Old Dutchthit—

Words derived from “dit”

Every word from English derrick →