Where does “Decken” come from?

Decken (Luxembourgish) 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 (Luxembourgish): blanket, cover

Definitions

  1. blanket, cover

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →