Where does “îndiguire” come from?

îndiguire (Romanian) comes from Romanian îndigui, 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 — to stick into, pierce.

îndiguire (Romanian): embankment

Definitions

  1. embankment

Ancestry of “îndiguire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîndiguito levee
2Romaniandigdike
3Frenchdigueseawall, dyke, breakwater
4Middle Frenchdigue
5Old Frenchdike
6Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
7Old Dutchdiic
8Frankish*dīk
9Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkazEvery word from Frankish *dīk