Where does “digo” come from?

digo (Esperanto) comes from Italian diga, 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 — to stick into, pierce.

digo (Esperanto): embankment; dike

Definitions

  1. embankment; dike

Ancestry of “digo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandigaan hydraulic barrier built for protection...
2Frenchdigueseawall, dyke, breakwater
3Middle Frenchdigue
4Old Frenchdike
5Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
6Old Dutchdiic
7Frankish*dīk
8Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “digo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-
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