Where does “déck” come from?

déck (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

déck (Luxembourgish): thick; fat, stout; dense, heavy, thick

Definitions

  1. thick; fat, stout; dense, heavy, thick

Ancestry of “déck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandickethickly; often
2Old High Germandicchīthick
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “déck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →