Where does “Dachdeckung” come from?

Dachdeckung (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.

Dachdeckung (German): roofing

Definitions

  1. roofing

Ancestry of “Dachdeckung”, step by step

Dachdeckung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandach—
2Middle High Germandach—
3Old High Germandag—
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German Deckung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeckungcover; coverage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →