Where does “Schmetterlingsdach” come from?
Schmetterlingsdach (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.
Schmetterlingsdach (German): butterfly roof
Definitions
- butterfly roof
Ancestry of “Schmetterlingsdach”, step by step
Schmetterlingsdach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dach | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | dach | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dag | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German Schmetterling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmetterling | butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,... |
| 2 | German | Schmetten | cream |
| 3 | Czech | smetana | cream |
| 4 | Old Czech | smetana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *sъmetana | smetana whipped cream |