Where does “dec” come from?

dec (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch 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.

dec (Middle Dutch): roof, covering

Definitions

  1. roof, covering

Ancestry of “dec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdeckento roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to...
2Old Dutchtheckento cover; to roof
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 “dec”

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