Where does “tweedekker” come from?
tweedekker (Dutch) comes from Dutch dek, from Middle Dutch dec, 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.
tweedekker (Dutch): biplane; a ship with two decks
Definitions
- biplane; a ship with two decks
Ancestry of “tweedekker”, step by step
tweedekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dek | A deck; A cover; A surface |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dec | roof, covering |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | decken | to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thecken | to cover; to roof |
| 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 |