Where does “Deschdakj” come from?
Deschdakj (Plautdietsch) comes from Romansch desch, from Middle Low German disch, from Old Saxon disk, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
Deschdakj (Plautdietsch): tablecloth
Definitions
- tablecloth
Ancestry of “Deschdakj”, step by step
Deschdakj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romansch desch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romansch | desch | ten |
| 2 | Middle Low German | disch | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | disk | plate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Plautdietsch Dakj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Dakj | blanket |