Where does “Dachhase” come from?

Dachhase (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.

Dachhase (German): roof rabbit; cat meat

Definitions

  1. roof rabbit; cat meat

Ancestry of “Dachhase”, step by step

Dachhase traces back through 3 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 hase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasehare animal of either sex
2Middle High Germanhase
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Middle Low German bönhase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbönhase
2Middle Low Germanhasehare
3Old Saxonhaso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-
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