{"id":1790,"date":"2022-03-05T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2022-06-11T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T09:15:05","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1790","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Deck\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-05T15:03:46+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re exploring the origins of the word deck.\n\n\n\ndeck [d\u025bk] means:\n\n \tAny raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.\n \tThe floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6146\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1790-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1790-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"deck.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re exploring the origins of the word <strong>deck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/44001505061\/in\/photolist-2n5J77z-2n5Guhp-2a3gdsZ-KHHHwQ\" title=\"Sunset over Bangor pier\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1834\/44001505061_ec5b0a82aa_z.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over Bangor pier\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>deck<\/strong> [d\u025bk] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.<\/li>\n<li>The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship.<\/li>\n<li>A main aeroplane surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>dekke<\/em> (the roof over any part of a boat or ship), from Middle Dutch <em>dec<\/em> (roof, covering), from <em>decken<\/em> (to roof, cover, protect), from Old Dutch <em>thecken<\/em> (to cover, roof), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*\u00feakkjan<\/em> (to cover), from Proto-Germanic <em>*\u00feakjan\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8\u03b8\u0251k.j\u0251.n\u0251\u0303] (to cover), <em>*\u00feak\u0105<\/em> (roof, cover), from PIE <em>*(s)teg-<\/em> (cover) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/deck#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Germanic root (<em>*\u00feak\u0105<\/em>) include: <strong>thatch<\/strong> in English, <strong>dak<\/strong> (roof) and <strong>dekken<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u025bk\u0259(n)] (to cover, set) in Dutch, <strong>Dach<\/strong> (roof) and <strong>decken<\/strong> (to cover, set) in German, <strong>tak<\/strong> (roof, ceiling) and <strong>t\u00e4cka<\/strong> [t\u025bka] (to cover) in Swedish, and  <strong>tag<\/strong> (roof) and <strong>t\u00e6kke<\/strong> (to thatch) in Danish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/%C3%BEak%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE root (<em>*(s)teg-<\/em>) include: <strong>detect<\/strong>, <strong>protect<\/strong>, <strong>tile<\/strong> and <strong>toga<\/strong> in English, <strong>t\u0177<\/strong> (house) in Welsh, and <strong>teach<\/strong> (house) in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/(s)teg-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PHJ_I2dJcVc\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFahvbezdBU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Deck\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-05T15:03:46+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re exploring the origins of the word deck.\n\n\n\ndeck [d\u025bk] means:\n\n \tAny raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.\n \tThe floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6147\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1790-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1790-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/deck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"deck.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re exploring the origins of the word deck. deck [d\u025bk] means: Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. A main aeroplane surface. 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