Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*dʰeygʷ-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-, most common first.
- fixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- finishAn end; the end of anything.
- digTo move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
- fichuA woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.