Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīkiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ki.jɑ̃/

Noun

*dīkiją n

  1. (North Germanic) dike, trench, ditch

Inflection

Declension of *dīkiją (neuter ja-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
    • Danish: dige
    • Elfdalian: daitje
    • → Old French: dike
      • Norman: dic(k), dic(q) (in place-names)
      • Middle French: digue (also possibly from Middle Dutch)
    • →? Middle English: dik, dike
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