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

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “dac”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dac

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-