Where does “decken” come from?

decken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thekkian, 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 “decken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthekkianto cover
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →
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