*dīkaz

Runic: ᛞᛁᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

pool, puddle
ditch, dyke, dam

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from pre-Germanic *dīkkaz from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-nó-s (Kluge's Law provides for the -k- in the current term), from *dʰeyǵʰ- (‘to knead; form, shape’) (Kroonen 2013). A derivation from *dʰeygʷ- (‘to stick, stab, dig’) is somewhat problematic, as there is no explanation for the loss of labialization (cf. PIE *wegʷ- > PGmc *wakwaz; PIE *neygʷ- > PGmc *nikwaz). This root would normally lead to PGmc **dīkwaz.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	dīkaz	dīkōz, dīkōs
Acc.	dīką	dīkanz
Gen.	dīkas, dīkis	dīkǫ̂
Dat.	dīkai	dīkamaz
Inst.	dīkō	dīkamiz
Voc.	dīk	dīkōz, dīkōs

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Descendants

*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- dīc (Old Dutch)
  - dijc (Middle Dutch)
    - dijk (Dutch)
      - dyk (Afrikaans)
*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- dīċ (Old English)
  - dich (Middle English)
    - ditch (English)
*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- dīc (Old English)
  - dic, dik (Middle English)
    - dike (English)
    - dike, dyke (Scots)
*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- dīk (Old Frisian)
  - dijck (North Frisian)
  - Diek (Saterland Frisian)
  - dyk (West Frisian)
*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- tīh (Old High German)
  - tīch, dīch (Middle High German)
    - Teich, Deich (German)
    - טײַך (taykh) (Yiddish)
*dīk (Proto-West Germanic)
- dīk (Old Saxon)
  - dîk (Middle Low German)
    - Deich (German)
    - Diek (Low German)

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