Where does “tīch” come from?

tīch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tīh, from Proto-Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

Ancestry of “tīch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantīhdyke, dike; dam
2Proto-Germanic*dīk
3Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “tīch

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