dekken

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkə(n)/

“dekken” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

to cover
to set (the table)
to mount and impregnate (a female animal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to dak (“roof”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

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