Where does “þakhæð” come from?

þakhæð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hæð, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

þakhæð (Icelandic): attic

Definitions

  1. attic

Ancestry of “þakhæð”, step by step

þakhæð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hæð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæðhill, hillock; height; altitude
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Icelandic þak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþaka roof
2Old Norseþakthatch, roof
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →