Where does “Dakk” come from?

Dakk (Limburgish) comes from Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Dakk (Limburgish): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “Dakk”, step by step

Dakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German dak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandak—
2Old Saxonthak—
3Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Middle Dutch dak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdak—
2Old Dutchthak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þak →