Where does “Decke” come from?

Decke (German) comes from Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Decke (German): any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a...

Definitions

  1. any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a...

Ancestry of “Decke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandecke—
2Old High Germantheckī—
3Old High Germanthecken—
4Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
5Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
6Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “Decke”

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