Masculine
Meaning

dike, levee

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɛi̯k/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch dīc, from Proto-West Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare German Teich and Deich, West Frisian dyk, English ditch, Icelandic díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ.

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