Where does “zaagtanddak” come from?

zaagtanddak (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaagtand, 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.

zaagtanddak (Dutch): saw-tooth roof

Definitions

  1. saw-tooth roof

Ancestry of “zaagtanddak”, step by step

zaagtanddak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaagtand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzaagtandA sawtooth
2Dutchzaagsaw; nagger, whiner
3Middle Dutchsage—
4Old Dutchsagastory
5Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
6Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
8Proto-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 →