Where does “dike” come from?

dike (Swedish) comes from Old Norse díki, from Proto-Germanic dīkiją, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

dike (Swedish): ditch; a small canal, for irrigation or drainage

Definitions

  1. ditch; a small canal, for irrigation or drainage

Ancestry of “dike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedíkiditch
2Proto-Germanicdīkijądike, trench, ditch
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “dike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dīkiją →Every word from Old Norse díki →