Where does “digge” come from?

digge (Middle English) comes from Middle English diggen, from Old English dīcian, from Zazaki dîkon, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

digge (Middle English): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “digge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdiggento dig
2Old Englishdīcianto dig a ditch, to mound up earth
3Zazakidîkonshop
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “digge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkaz →Every word from Zazaki dîkon →