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- — to stick into, pierce.

Ancestry of “dike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
2Old Dutchdiic
3Frankish*dīk
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “dike

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