Where does “Deckenfluter” come from?

Deckenfluter (German) comes from German decke, 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.

Deckenfluter (German): uplight, torchiere

Definitions

  1. uplight, torchiere

Ancestry of “Deckenfluter”, step by step

Deckenfluter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German decke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandeckepresent first-person singular of decken "I cover"
2Middle High Germandecke
3Old High Germantheckī
4Old High Germanthecken
5Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
6Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
7Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via German fluten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflutento flood
2Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-Every word from Proto-Germanic þakąEvery word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną