dihtan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to dictate, direct
to compose (a piece of writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *dihtōną (compose, invent) borrowed from Latin dictāre derived from Proto-Germanic *dīkaną (create, arrange, perform).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dīkaną

Gloss

create, arrange, perform

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dight English
dictāre Latin
dettare Italian
dicter French
dictar Spanish, Castilian
*dʰeyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
ditar Portuguese
*dihtōną Proto-Germanic
*dīkaną Proto-Germanic
adihtan Old English
dihtian Old English
dighten Middle English
ditie Old French
dictar Catalan, Valencian
ditar Galician