Where does “decks” come from?

decks (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish 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.

decks (Luxembourgish): second-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “decks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdeckento cover
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →