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Where does “dykey” come from?

dykey (English) comes from English dyke, from Dutch dijk, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.

dykey (English): Of a woman, whether actually lesbian or not,...

Definitions

  1. Of a woman, whether actually lesbian or not,...

Ancestry of “dykey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdykeA long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to...
2Dutchdijkdike, levee
3Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
4Old Dutchdiic—
5Frankish*dīk—
6Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →