Where does “dak” come from?

dak (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “dak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdacroof
2Old Dutchthak
3Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “dak

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-
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