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Where does “dicke” come from?

dicke (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dicke (Middle Dutch): thick, fat; thick, viscous; dense

Definitions

  1. thick, fat; thick, viscous; dense

Ancestry of “dicke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-eUsed to form abstract nouns from adjectives,...
2Old Dutch-i—
3Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dicke”

  • dikkop
  • dikhuidig
  • dikkerd
  • dikoor
  • koffiedik
  • dikkop
  • dikhuid
  • dik
  • dik
  • dikkop
  • dikkerd
  • diki
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →