Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “bidecchen” come from?

bidecchen (Old High German) 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.

Ancestry of “bidecchen”, 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 “bidecchen”

  • bedeck
  • bedecken
  • bedecken
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