Where does “dike” come from?
dike (Old French) comes from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.
Ancestry of “dike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dijc | ditch; dam |
| 2 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 3 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |
Words derived from “dike”