Where does “îndigui” come from?

îndigui (Romanian) comes from Romanian dig, from French digue, from Middle French digue, from Old French dike, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz — to stick into, pierce.

îndigui (Romanian): to levee

Definitions

  1. to levee

Ancestry of “îndigui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandigdike
2Frenchdigueseawall, dyke, breakwater
3Middle Frenchdigue—
4Old Frenchdike—
5Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
6Old Dutchdiic—
7Frankish*dīk—
8Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “îndigui”

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