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Where does “Dachsprache” come from?

Dachsprache (German) comes from German dach, from German Dachboden, 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 — to burn; warm, hot.

Dachsprache (German): dachsprache, umbrella language

Definitions

  1. dachsprache, umbrella language

Ancestry of “Dachsprache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandach—
2GermanDachbodenattic
3GermanDachroof; circumflex
4Middle High Germandach—
5Old High Germandag—
6Old High Germantagday
7Proto-West Germanicdagday
8Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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