Where does “deka” come from?

deka (Czech) comes from Old Czech déka, from Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

deka (Czech): blanket; mullet; decagram

Definitions

  1. blanket; mullet; decagram

Ancestry of “deka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdékadagger stabbing weapon
2Middle High Germandecke—
3Old High Germantheckī—
4Old High Germanthecken—
5Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
6Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
7Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →