English
foredeck
From fore- + deck.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
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 the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foredeck