thek

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ϑeuk-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk- (“to glow, burn, lighten”). Perhaps related to flak (“flame”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬊𐬐‎ (saok), Northern Kurdish sotin and Persian سوختن‎ (suxtan, “to burn”). Alternatively to be compared with Lithuanian senkù, sèkti (“to sink, to dry up”), Gothic sigqan (“to sink”), Proto-Slavic *sęknǫti (“to dry up”).

Verb

thek (first-person singular past tense theka, participle thekur)

  1. I toast, brown, warm my feet
  2. I pierce, stab

Inflection

Old Frisian

Ēn thek.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þak.[1] Cognates include Old English þæc and Old Saxon thak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθek/, [ˈθæk]

Noun

thek n

  1. roof
  2. (specifically) thatched roof

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: taag
    Mooring: tååge
  • Saterland Frisian: Täk

References

  1. Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29
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