dichten
German (Berlin)
/ˈdɪçtən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to compose (a text, almost always poetry)
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German tihten derived from Old High German tihtōn derived from Latin dictare (declare) derived from Middle Low German dichten.
Origin
Middle Low German
dichten
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adight English
- bedight English
- dight English
- dighter English
- indite English
- misdight English
- overdight English
- undight English
- dictare Latin
- Band German
- Dichtband German
- Dichtkunst German
- Dichtung German
- Dichtungsmaterial German
- Kunst German
- Stegreifdichtung German
- abdichten German
- nachdichten German
- dicht Dutch, Flemish
- dichtader Dutch, Flemish
- dichten Dutch, Flemish
- dichter Dutch, Flemish
- dichtkunde Dutch, Flemish
- dichtkunst Dutch, Flemish
- dichtluim Dutch, Flemish
- dichtwerk Dutch, Flemish
- gedicht Dutch, Flemish
- toedichten Dutch, Flemish
- dyktować Polish
- diktere Norwegian Nynorsk
- dighten Middle English
- dihtung Serbo-Croatian
- gedichte Middle Dutch
- tihtōn Old High German
- tihten Middle High German
- dichten Middle Low German
- diktere Norwegian