dijk

Dutch (Brabantic)

/dɛi̯k/

noun
Definitions
  • dike, levee

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dijc (dam, ditch) inherited from Old Dutch *dīk inherited from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (puddle, pool) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dheigʷ

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