Where does “dicht” come from?

dicht (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dicht (Pennsylvania German): dense; close, nearby

Definitions

  1. dense; close, nearby

Ancestry of “dicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandīchte—
2Old High Germandīhti—
3Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
4Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →
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