Where does “poop deck” come from?
poop deck (English) comes from English deck, from Middle English dekke, 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.
poop deck (English): A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on...
Definitions
- A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on...
Ancestry of “poop deck”, step by step
poop deck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deck | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a... |
| 2 | Middle English | dekke | — |
| 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 |