Where does “Dak” come from?

Dak (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Dak (Plautdietsch): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “Dak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandak—
2Old Saxonthak—
3Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-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-West Germanic þak →