Etymology of the English word dight
the English word
dightderived from the Latin word
dictare (dictate; compose; say, declare, assert repeatedly)
derived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
Derivations in English
bedight,
dightingCognates
Dutch
dicht, Dutch
dichten, English
tight, German
dicht, Icelandic
Téttur, Icelandic
dikta, Swedish
tät, Swedish
diktaUsage
Word found in Modern English
