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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ki.jɑ̃/

Noun

*dīkiją n

(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

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