þekja
Icelandic
/ˈθɛːca/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to cover
- (transitive) to roof, thatch
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse þekja (cover) 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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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *þakiljǭ Proto-Germanic
- *þakjaną Proto-Germanic
- þeccan Old English
- þekja Old Norse
- decchen Old High German
- thecken Old High German
- theckī Old High German
- tekja Faroese
- decken Middle High German
- andecken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- decken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- entdecken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- thecken Old Dutch
- thekkian Old Saxon
- þækkia Old Swedish
- thekka Old Frisian