Proto-Germanic

*dīkaz

‘earthwork: ditch, dyke, dam’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *dīkaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz, most familiar first.

• dig ← diggen ← dīcian ← *dīkōn ← *dīk
• ditch ← dich ← dīċ ← *dīk
• digue ← dike ← dijc ← diic ← *dīk

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *dīkaz