Where does “deech” come from?

deech (English) comes from Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan, from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan — to apply with a rag or cloth, to smear.

deech (English): To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate,...

Definitions

  1. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate,...

Ancestry of “deech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdechenTo daub or smear cloth or plumbing
2Old Englishdēċanto smear, plaster, daub
3Proto-West Germanic*dōkijanto apply with a rag or cloth, to smear
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan →Every word from Old English dēċan →Every word from Middle English dechen →