Where does “eindecken” come from?

eindecken (German) comes from German decken, 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.

eindecken (German): to cover, to roof; to prepare, to lay; to stock...

Definitions

  1. to cover, to roof; to prepare, to lay; to stock...

Ancestry of “eindecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandeckento cover; to lay or set; to mark
2Middle High Germandecken—
3Old High Germanthecken—
4Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
5Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
6Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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