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

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