Where does “tække” come from?

tække (Danish) comes from Old Norse þekja, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tække (Danish): to thatch

Definitions

  1. to thatch

Ancestry of “tække”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþekjato cover, thatch
2Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tække”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →