Where does “sedumdak” come from?

sedumdak (Dutch) comes from Dutch sedum, from Latin sedum, from Latin sedes, from Latin -es, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

sedumdak (Dutch): a green roof covered in stonecrops (plants of genus Sedum)

Definitions

  1. a green roof covered in stonecrops (plants of genus Sedum)

Ancestry of “sedumdak”, step by step

sedumdak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sedum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsedum
2LatinsedumThe houseleek; genitive plural of sēdēs
3Latinsedesseat, chair; place, residence, settlement,...
4Latin-esused to form a third-declension feminine abstract...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd
7Proto-Indo-European-éad

via Dutch dak

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 -éadEvery word from Latin -oEvery word from Latin -es
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