Where does “dycht” come from?

dycht (Polish) comes from German dicht, 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.

dycht (Polish): closely, right next to

Definitions

  1. closely, right next to

Ancestry of “dycht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
2Middle High Germandīchte—
3Old High Germandīhti—
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dycht”

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