Where does “dicht” come from?

dicht (German) comes from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dicht (German): thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...

Definitions

  1. thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...

Ancestry of “dicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandīchte
2Old High Germandīhti
3Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
4Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dicht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-