Where does “dike” come from?
dike (Tagalog) comes from Spanish dique, from Dutch dijk, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.
dike (Tagalog): dike (US); dyke
Definitions
- dike (US); dyke