Where does “Dach-Hauswurz” come from?
Dach-Hauswurz (German) comes from German dach, from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Dach-Hauswurz (German): common houseleek; any plant of the species Sempervivum tectorum
Definitions
- common houseleek; any plant of the species Sempervivum tectorum
Ancestry of “Dach-Hauswurz”, step by step
Dach-Hauswurz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dach | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | dach | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dag | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German Hauswurz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hauswurz | houseleek; any plant of the genus Sempervivum |
| 2 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |