deech
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dechen inherited from Old English dēċan (plaster, daub, smear) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōkijaną (smear, apply with a rag cloth), *dōkaz (cloth, rag).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dōkaz
Gloss
cloth, rag
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
布
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *dwōg- Proto-Indo-European
- *dōkaz Proto-Germanic
- *dōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þakjaną Proto-Germanic
- dēċan Old English
- þeccan Old English
- dechen Middle English
- dúkr Old Norse
- (*)duoh Old High German
- tuoch Old High German
- tuoh Old High German
- *dōk gmw-pro
- *duoc Old Dutch
- *duok Old Dutch
- dōk Old Saxon
- dōk Old Frisian