Where does “dak” come from?

dak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dak, from Middle Dutch dac, from Old Dutch thak, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

dak (Afrikaans): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “dak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdakroof
2Middle Dutchdacroof
3Old Dutchthak—
4Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
5Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þak →