Where does “Reetdach” come from?

Reetdach (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.

Reetdach (German): reed-thatched roof

Definitions

  1. reed-thatched roof

Ancestry of “Reetdach”, step by step

Reetdach traces back through two 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 Reet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReetAlternative form of Ried
2Low GermanReet—
3Middle Low Germanrêt—
4Old Saxonhriod—
5Proto-West Germanichreudreed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →