Where does “digue” come from?

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

Ancestry of “digue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdike
2Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
3Old Dutchdiic
4Frankish*dīk
5Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “digue

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkazEvery word from Frankish *dīk