Where does “digue” come from?

digue (English) comes from French digue, from Middle French digue, from Old French dike, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

digue (English): A bank; a dike

Definitions

  1. A bank; a dike

Ancestry of “digue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdigueseawall, dyke, breakwater
2Middle Frenchdigue—
3Old Frenchdike—
4Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
5Old Dutchdiic—
6Frankish*dīk—
7Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkaz →Every word from Frankish *dīk →