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-.
dijc (Middle Dutch): ditch; dam
Ancestry of “dijc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |
Words derived from “dijc”