Where does “thacchen” come from?

thacchen (Middle English) comes from Old English þeċċan, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

thacchen (Middle English): to thatch

Definitions

  1. to thatch

Ancestry of “thacchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþeċċanto cover
2Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
3Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “thacchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →