Where does “dīhte” come from?

dīhte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “dīhte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandīhti—
2Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dīhte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →