Where does “Heimatdichterin” come from?
Heimatdichterin (German) comes from German Heimatdichter, from German Dichter, from German dichten, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz — to stretch, to extend.
Heimatdichterin (German): regional poet (female)
Definitions
- regional poet (female)
Ancestry of “Heimatdichterin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heimatdichter | regional poet, regional writer |
| 2 | German | Dichter | poet |
| 3 | German | dichten | to compose; to caulk, seal |
| 4 | German | dicht | thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | dīchte | — |
| 6 | Old High German | dīhti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |