Dechant

Bedeutung (Englisch)

dean (kind of church official)

Synonyme

Dekan

Übersetzungen

decaan

deken

deán

dean

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/deˈçant/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelhochdeutsch: dechant

Geerbt von Althochdeutsch: tehhant

Verwandt mit Middle Low German: dēken

In summary

From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing.
In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance).