Where does “Vorderdeck” come from?
Vorderdeck (German) comes from German deck, from Dutch dek, 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.
Vorderdeck (German): foredeck
Ancestry of “Vorderdeck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | deck | singular imperative of decken; first-person... |
| 2 | Dutch | dek | A deck; A cover; A surface |
| 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 |