English
afterdeck
From after- + deck.
Proto-Germanic *þakjaną
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Old Dutch thecken ‘to cover’
Middle Dutch decken ‘to roof’
Middle Dutch dec ‘roof’
Middle English dekke
English deck
Today it means
noun The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterdeck