Where does “Dachterrasse” come from?

Dachterrasse (German) comes from German Terrasse, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Dachterrasse (German): roof terrace

Definitions

  1. roof terrace

Ancestry of “Dachterrasse”, step by step

Dachterrasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Terrasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTerrasseterrace; patio, porch, veranda, terrace; roof...
2Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
3Old Occitanterrassa—
4Vulgar Latinterraceus—
5Old Occitanterraland
6LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

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 ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Old Occitan terra →