Where does “schedeldak” come from?
schedeldak (Dutch) 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.
schedeldak (Dutch): calvaria, skullcap
Ancestry of “schedeldak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dak | roof |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dac | roof |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thak | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þak | roof, cover |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |