Where does “dien” come from?

dien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thīan, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han, from Proto-Germanic þinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

dien (Middle Dutch): to grow, to mature

Definitions

  1. to grow, to mature

Ancestry of “dien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthīanto grow, to thrive
2Proto-West Germanic*þį̄hanto thrive
3Proto-Germanicþinhanąto thrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “dien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han →