Where does “endiguement” come from?
endiguement (French) comes from French endiguer, 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.
endiguement (French): containment
Ancestry of “endiguement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | endiguer | to curb, contain |
| 2 | French | digue | seawall, dyke, breakwater |
| 3 | Middle French | digue | — |
| 4 | Old French | dike | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | dijc | ditch; dam |
| 6 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 7 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |