Where does “dack” come from?

dack (English) 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.

dack (English): To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke

Definitions

  1. To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke

Ancestry of “dack”, step by step

dack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English daks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaksTrousers or underwear; plural of dak
2EnglishdadA father, a male parent; Synonyms: dada, daddy,...
3EnglishDade—
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