Where does “Satteldach” come from?

Satteldach (German) comes from German Sattel, from Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic sadul, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Satteldach (German): saddle roof, gable roof

Definitions

  1. saddle roof, gable roof

Ancestry of “Satteldach”, step by step

Satteldach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sattel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSattelsaddle
2Middle High Germansatel—
3Old High Germansatal—
4Proto-West Germanicsadulsaddle
5Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

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 sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →