Where does “Dach” come from?

Dach (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Dach (Pennsylvania German): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “Dach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandach—
2Old High Germandag—
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →