Where does “þak” come from?

þak (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

þak (Old Norse): thatch, roof

Definitions

  1. thatch, roof

Ancestry of “þak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “þak

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