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Where does “þekja” come from?

þekja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

þekja (Old Norse): to cover, thatch

Definitions

  1. to cover, thatch

Ancestry of “þekja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
2Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “þekja”

  • täcka
  • upptäcka
  • täckmantel
  • þekja
  • tekja
  • þækkia
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