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Where does “dihtan” come from?

dihtan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dihtōną — to compose; invent.

dihtan (Old English): to dictate, direct; to compose

Definitions

  1. to dictate, direct; to compose

Ancestry of “dihtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdihtōnąto compose; invent

Words derived from “dihtan”

  • dight
  • undight
  • overdight
  • misdight
  • dighter
  • dihten
  • dighten
  • adihtan
Every word from Proto-Germanic dihtōną →