Proto-Germanic
*þakjaną
‘to burn’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, most familiar first.
- deck ← dekke ← dec ← decken ← thecken
- tian ← τήγανον ← τάγηνον
- dicky ← dek ← dec ← decken ← thecken
- thatch ← thacchen ← þeċċan ← *þakkjan
- deckle ← Deckel ← Decke ← decke ← theckī
- tajine ← طَجِين ← طَاجِن ← τάγηνον
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þakjaną