Where does “decken” come from?

decken (German) comes from Middle High German decken, 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.

decken (German): to cover; to lay or set; to mark

Definitions

  1. to cover; to lay or set; to mark

Ancestry of “decken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “decken”

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