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Where does “dichten” come from?

dichten (Middle Low German) comes from Latin dictō.

dichten (Middle Low German): to compose a poem

Definitions

  1. to compose a poem

Ancestry of “dichten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictō—

Words derived from “dichten”

  • dikt
  • diktning
  • dikt
  • dikt
  • digt
  • prosadigt
  • dikt
  • dichte
  • dicht
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