Where does “*bithekka” come from?

*bithekka (Old Frisian) comes 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.

*bithekka (Old Frisian): to deck

Definitions

  1. to deck

Ancestry of “*bithekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbiþakkjanto cover, cover with thatch
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 “*bithekka”

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