Where does “vliegdekschip” come from?
vliegdekschip (Dutch) comes from Dutch vliegdek, 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 — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
vliegdekschip (Dutch): aircraft carrier
Definitions
- aircraft carrier
Ancestry of “vliegdekschip”, step by step
vliegdekschip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vliegdek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegdek | flight deck, e.g. of an aircraft carrier |
| 2 | Dutch | dek | A deck; A cover; A surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dec | roof, covering |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | decken | to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thecken | to cover; to roof |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Dutch schip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schip | ship; nave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schip | ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |