Where does “dac” come from?
dac (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thak, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
dac (Middle Dutch): roof
Ancestry of “dac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thak | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þak | roof, cover |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |