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Where does “Dicke” come from?

Dicke (German) comes from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Dicke (German): thickness

Definitions

  1. thickness

Ancestry of “Dicke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandickethickly; often
2Old High Germandicchī—
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Dicke”

  • Schichtdicke
  • Dickenrücklage
  • Dickenmessung
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