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Etymology · Proto-West Germanic

*þakkjan

2 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, most common first.

deckAny raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
thatchStraw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.