Where does “deken” come from?

deken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch deken, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan, from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

deken (Dutch): A blanket, warm textile cover; A blanket,...

Definitions

  1. A blanket, warm textile cover; A blanket,...

Ancestry of “deken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdeken—
2Proto-West Germanic*dekandean
3Latindecānuschief of ten people (in various contexts)
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “deken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →