Where does “dieheb” come from?

dieheb (Maltese) comes from Arabic ذَهَّبَ, from Arabic ذَهَب — gold.

dieheb (Maltese): to gild; to coat with or turn into gold

Definitions

  1. to gild; to coat with or turn into gold

Ancestry of “dieheb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَهَّبَto gild
2Arabicذَهَبgold
Every word from Arabic ذَهَب →Every word from Arabic ذَهَّبَ →