Where does “Kopfbedeckung” come from?
Kopfbedeckung (German) comes from German Bedeckung, from German bedecken, from Middle High German bedecken, from Old High German bidecchen, from Proto-West Germanic biþakkjan, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Kopfbedeckung (German): headgear
Definitions
- headgear
Ancestry of “Kopfbedeckung”, step by step
Kopfbedeckung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bedeckung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bedeckung | cover |
| 2 | German | bedecken | to cover; to make mate |
| 3 | Middle High German | bedecken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bidecchen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | biþakkjan | to cover, cover with thatch |
| 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 |