Where does “zaagdak” come from?

zaagdak (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaag, from Middle Dutch sage, from Old Dutch saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

zaagdak (Dutch): saw-tooth roof

Definitions

  1. saw-tooth roof

Ancestry of “zaagdak”, step by step

zaagdak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaagsaw; nagger, whiner
2Middle Dutchsage—
3Old Dutchsagastory
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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 sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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