Where does “deche” come from?
deche (English) comes from Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan, from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan.
Ancestry of “deche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dechen | — |
| 2 | Old English | dēċan | to smear, plaster, daub |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dōkijan | — |