Where does “deke” come from?
deke (English) comes from English decoy, from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
deke (English): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player...
Definitions
- A feint, fake, or other move made by the player...
Ancestry of “deke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decoy | A person or object meant to lure somebody into... |
| 2 | Dutch | de | the |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | die | the; definite article; that, those; who, which,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thie | that, that one; that |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thē | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |