Etymology

dit

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Today it means: To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit). Full definition →

Middle English ditten ← Old English dyttan ← Proto-West Germanic *duttijan
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dit · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*duttijaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*duttijan
  3. Old English · inherited fromdyttan“to stop up, close”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromditten
  5. English todaydit

From Middle English ditten, dutten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.

dit · noun2

Variant of dite.

dit · noun3

Imitative.

dit · noun4

Shortening.

dit · adjective5

  1. French · derived fromdit“called”
  2. English todaydit

From French dit (“called”). Doublet of ditto.

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