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Deck

2 stages from Middle Dutch to English.

Today it means a flat surface, especially on a ship, or an outdoor platform attached to a house
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Stage 1 of 2
dec
Middle Dutch · medieval
"a covering"
meaning "a covering" or "roof"
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Stage 2 of 2
deck
English · 1500s
"a ship's floor or platform"
adopted directly from Dutch for a ship's covered floor
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