Where does “bedecken” come from?

bedecken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bidecchen, from Proto-West Germanic biþakkjan, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of “bedecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbidecchen—
2Proto-West Germanicbiþakkjanto cover, cover with thatch
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 “bedecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →