Where does “dechen” come from?
dechen (Middle English) comes from Old English dēċan, from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan.
Ancestry of “dechen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēċan | to smear, plaster, daub |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dōkijan | — |
Words derived from “dechen”