Where does “hekeldicht” come from?

hekeldicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

hekeldicht (Dutch): a satirical poem

Definitions

  1. a satirical poem

Ancestry of “hekeldicht”, step by step

hekeldicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht—
3Old Dutchthīht—
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch hekelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhekelento heckle, to comb with a hackle; to denounce,...
2Middle Dutchhēkelento prickle, to irritate
3Old Dutch*hekilon—
4Proto-West Germanic*hakilōnto hackle; to separate flax fibers with a hatchel or comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →