dijk
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dijc, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare German Teich and Deich, West Frisian dyk, English ditch, Icelandic díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛi̯k/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Derived terms
- dijkbewaking
- dijker
- dijkgraaf
- dijkleger
- dijkramp
- dijkschouw
- dijkwacht
- moerdijk
- ringdijk
- rivierdijk
- zeedijk
- zoden aan de dijk zetten
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