Where does “Wolldecke” come from?

Wolldecke (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.

Wolldecke (German): woollen blanket

Definitions

  1. woollen blanket

Ancestry of “Wolldecke”, step by step

Wolldecke 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 Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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