bethatch
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cover with thatch; thatch.
- (transitive) To cover with hair.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bithecchen inherited from Old English beþeċċan (protect, cover over, conceal, cover) inherited from *biþakkjan prefix from English thatch.
Origin
English
thatch
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dethatch English
- rethatch English
- thatch English
- thatcher English
- thatchless English
- thatchlike English
- thatcht English
- thatchy English
- unthatch English
- Bedeckung German
- bedecken German
- decken German
- bedekken Dutch, Flemish
- bedekking Dutch, Flemish
- dekken Dutch, Flemish
- beþeccan Old English
- beþeċċan Old English
- bithecchen Middle English
- thach, thache Middle English
- bedecken Middle Dutch
- *biþakkjan gmw-pro
- bithekken Old Dutch
- *bithekkian Old Saxon
- *bithekka Old Frisian