Where does “diga” come from?

diga (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

diga (Italian): an hydraulic barrier built for protection...

Definitions

  1. an hydraulic barrier built for protection...

Ancestry of “diga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdigueseawall, dyke, breakwater
2Middle Frenchdigue
3Old Frenchdike
4Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
5Old Dutchdiic
6Frankish*dīk
7Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “diga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-