Where does “thekkian” come from?

thekkian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

thekkian (Old Saxon): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “thekkian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
2Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “thekkian”

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