Where does “decken” come from?

decken (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

decken (Middle Dutch): to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to...

Definitions

  1. to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to...

Ancestry of “decken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtheckento cover; to roof
2Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
3Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “decken

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-
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