decken

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to roof, to build/repair a roof
  • to cover
  • to protect by covering
  • to erase, to make invisible
  • to hide
  • to keep secret

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch thecken inherited from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (cover, roof).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þakjaną

Gloss

cover, roof

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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