Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German dioh, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh (thigh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈdɪe̯x/

Noun

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diech n

  1. thigh (of a person or an animal such as a hawk)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • German: Diech (obsolete)
  • Yiddish: דיך (dikh)