Where does “Dachgeschosswohnung” come from?

Dachgeschosswohnung (German) comes from German Dachgeschoss, 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.

Dachgeschosswohnung (German): attic apartment, penthouse apartment

Definitions

  1. attic apartment, penthouse apartment

Ancestry of “Dachgeschosswohnung”, step by step

Dachgeschosswohnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dachgeschoss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDachgeschossattic, loft, top floor
2Germandach—
3Middle High Germandach—
4Old High Germandag—
5Old High Germantagday
6Proto-West Germanicdagday
7Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German Wohnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohnungdomicile; dwelling; lodging; abode;...
2Middle High Germanwonunge—
3Old High Germanwonungadwelling
4Proto-West Germanic*wununguhome, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →