Where does “tååge” come from?

tååge (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thek, from Proto-Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tååge (North Frisian): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “tååge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthekroof; thatched roof
2Proto-Germanic*þak—
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 þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þak →