dicht

Meaning

dichten

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bhääb

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪçt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

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