Where does “bedekking” come from?
bedekking (Dutch) comes from Dutch bedekken, from Middle Dutch bedecken, from Old Dutch bithekken, from Proto-West Germanic biþakkjan, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
bedekking (Dutch): cover, hood
Definitions
- cover, hood
Ancestry of “bedekking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bedekken | to cover, bedeck |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bedecken | to cover; to hide, to conceal; to keep secret |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bithekken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | biþakkjan | to cover, cover with thatch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |