Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīkiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *dīkaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ki.jɑ̃/

Noun

*dīkiją n

dike, trench, ditch

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dīkiją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dīkiją	*dīkijō
vocative	*dīkiją	*dīkijō
accusative	*dīkiją	*dīkijō
genitive	dīkijas, dīkīs	*dīkijǫ̂
dative	*dīkijai	*dīkijamaz
instrumental	*dīkijō	*dīkijamiz

Descendants

Old Norse: díki; (dík?)
- Icelandic: díki; (dík?)
- Norwegian: dike
- Old Swedish: dīke
  - Swedish: dike
- Danish: dige
- Elfdalian: daitje
- Westrobothnian: díkj’, dík’
- → Old French: dike (also possibly from Middle Dutch)
  - Middle French: digue
    - French: digue
      - → English: digue

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