Where does “Walmdach” come from?

Walmdach (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.

Walmdach (German): hip roof

Definitions

  1. hip roof

Ancestry of “Walmdach”, step by step

Walmdach 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 Walm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWalma bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and...
2Middle High Germanwalbeslope
3Old High Germanwalbovault; vaulted roof
4Proto-Germanichwalbô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →