Where does “thakke” come from?

thakke (Middle English) comes from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of “thakke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþæcroof; thatch
2Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-Every word from Proto-Germanic þakąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þak