dekken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈdɛkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to cover
  • (transitive) to set (the table)
  • (transitive) to impregnate (horses, cows)

Etymology

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

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þakjaną

Gloss

cover, roof

Concept
Semantic Field

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Ontological Category

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