Where does “dijc” come from?

dijc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

dijc (Middle Dutch): ditch; dam

Definitions

  1. ditch; dam

Ancestry of “dijc”, step by step

dijc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch diic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdiic
2Frankish*dīk
3Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Old Dutch dīc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdīc
2Proto-West Germanicdīkearthwork

Words derived from “dijc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-