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).
Check also Ancient Greek τήκω (tḗkō, melt, dissolve)[1][2]
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 (aorist theka, participle thekur)

  1. to toast, brown, warm one's feet
  2. to pierce, stab

Conjugation

References

Further reading

  • Newmark, L. (1999) “thek”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]

Old Frisian

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
  • West Frisian: tek

References

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