Where does “Dachgesellschaft” come from?

Dachgesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Dachgesellschaft (German): parent company; umbrella company; holding company

Definitions

  1. parent company; umbrella company; holding company

Ancestry of “Dachgesellschaft”, step by step

Dachgesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesellschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesellschaftsociety, community; circle; company
2Germangesellejourneyman
3Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
4Old High Germangiselliocompanion
5Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-