Where does “dicke” come from?
dicke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
dicke (Middle High German): thickly; often
Ancestry of “dicke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | dicchī | — |
| 2 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “dicke”