Where does “tildække” come from?

tildække (Danish) comes from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tildække (Danish): cover

Definitions

  1. cover

Ancestry of “tildække”, step by step

tildække traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Danish dække

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdækketo cover
2Low Germandekken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →