Where does “digo” come from?
digo (Ido) comes from Esperanto digo, 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 — to stick into, pierce.
digo (Ido): levee, dyke, dam
Definitions
- levee, dyke, dam
Ancestry of “digo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | digo | embankment; dike |
| 2 | Italian | diga | an hydraulic barrier built for protection... |
| 3 | French | digue | seawall, dyke, breakwater |
| 4 | Middle French | digue | — |
| 5 | Old French | dike | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | dijc | ditch; dam |
| 7 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 8 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | to stick into, pierce |