Where does “dight” come from?

Dight comes from Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan, from Proto-Germanic dihtōną, whose original meaning remains uncertain.

dight (English): To deal with, handle; To have sexual intercourse...

Definitions

  1. To deal with, handle; To have sexual intercourse...

Ancestry of “dight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdightenTo prepare or ready
2Old Englishdihtanto dictate, direct; to compose
3Proto-Germanicdihtōnąto compose; invent

Words derived from “dight”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dihtōną →Every word from Old English dihtan →Every word from Middle English dighten →