Where does “dekeyen” come from?

dekeyen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman decaeir, from Medieval Latin decadere, from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

dekeyen (Middle English): to decrease, diminish

Definitions

  1. to decrease, diminish

Ancestry of “dekeyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandecaeirto fall away, decay, decline
2Medieval Latindecadere—
3LatindecidoI fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I...
4LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
5Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “dekeyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cado →