Where does “afdekken” come from?

afdekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch dekken, from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch 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.

afdekken (Dutch): to cover; to clear

Definitions

  1. to cover; to clear

Ancestry of “afdekken”, step by step

afdekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dekken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdekkento cover; to set; to impregnate
2Middle Dutchdeckento roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to...
3Old Dutchtheckento cover; to roof
4Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
5Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
6Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →