Where does “tekja” come from?
tekja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þekja, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tekja (Faroese): to cover; to put a roof on
Definitions
- to cover; to put a roof on
Ancestry of “tekja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þekja | to cover, thatch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |