Where does “Zeltdach” come from?

Zeltdach (German) comes from German zelt, from Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

Zeltdach (German): tented roof

Definitions

  1. tented roof

Ancestry of “Zeltdach”, step by step

Zeltdach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzelttent, marquee
2Middle High Germanzëlt—
3Old High Germanzelt—
4Proto-West Germanic*teld—
5Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
7Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
8Proto-Uralic-tt—

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

Words derived from “Zeltdach”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →