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Where does “dīkaz” come from?

dīkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.

dīkaz (Proto-Germanic): pool, puddle

Definitions

  1. pool, puddle

Ancestry of “dīkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-—

Words derived from “dīkaz”

  • dig
  • digging
  • ditch
  • digs
  • digger
  • diggings
  • dich
  • gravedigger
  • ditcher
  • ditchwater
  • diggeth
  • ditchdigger
  • gravedigging
  • Diksmuide
  • ditchdigging
  • clamdigger
  • ditchlike
  • diggest
  • diggable
  • undig
  • welldigger
  • ditchy
  • undiggable
  • bonedigger
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