Where does “טײַך” come from?

טײַך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German tīch, from Old High German tīh, from Proto-Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

טײַך (Yiddish): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “טײַך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantīch—
2Old High Germantīhdyke, dike; dam
3Proto-Germanic*dīk—
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “טײַך”

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